CW Bucket List Item....

West Wing Entrance.  A very cool day.

Some very gracious people on President Obama's National Security Staff had me over for a visit and discussion today.  We met in the West Wing---the "Situation Room" to be exact, and to be painfully specific, the very same room that the famous shot was taken of the President and his staff following the action during the Bin Laden takedown.

It was really a treat to be invited, and doubly so that we didn't do the meeting in the Old Executive Office Building (been there, done that) --a beautiful old place, but not the "show".

One of the things I came to learn during my final tour in the Navy was the degree to which where matters of foreign policy and defense are concerned, the adults are generally in charge atop both parties.  Folks working on this National Security Staff are no exception.  Very smart, very collegial, listening intently.  This was an all time great day.