"When it comes to the White House, you not only need thekeys in your back pocket, you need the gate keeper.As for me, I’m just a lowly house majority whip. I keepthings moving in a Congress, choked by pettiness, andlassitude. My job is to clear the pipes, and keep thesludge moving. But I won’t have to be a plumber muchlonger. I’ve done my time. I backed the right man.Give and take. Welcome to Washington. "