Prison Break, Season 2

Sara:
Hey Bruce

Bruce:
Oh hi, Sara

Sara:
I'm trying to get a hold of dad, I need to reach him on his cell.

Bruce:
He actually just landed. Should be home soon. I don't know if he's gonna be in much of a mood to talk, though.

Sara:
Why?

Bruce:
Your father got a call from the White House. They withdrew his nomination.

Sara:
What?! I talked to him 2 hours ago, he didn't say anything about that.

Bruce:
It just happened. According to them, his confirmation was going to be a problem.

Sara:
We had the votes, right?

Bruce:
Super majority.

Sara:
Ok, so, president Reynolds pulled the plug on a sure thing in order to start over from scratch? How often does something like that happen in politics?

Bruce:
Never.