Politics (S01E20)

Having escaped marauding Goa'uld in another Earth reality, Dr. Daniel Jackson warns his Stargate Command that it is only a matter of time before they launch an attack in this one. The stargate program faces a more immediate threat, however — this from Sen. Kinsey, the powerful chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the man who oversees Stargate Command's multibillion-dollar budget. Kinsey sees the program as "a wasteful fat cat with dubious goals" and he vows to shut it down. As Kinsey reviews the program's past missions with Gen. Hammond, Col. Jack O'Neill and the SG-1 team, he dismisses the danger presented by the Goa'uld, despite warnings from Teal'c of their power. Even Daniel's desperate warning of an imminent attack won't sway the senator, who is determined to bury the stargate and put the program out of business. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM))