Imagine, a September 11 with weapons of mass destruction. It's not 3,000. It's tens of thousands of innocent men, women and children.

The Cold War was a war, and we won it.

See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.

In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.

Preserve the President's options. He may need them.

Don't 'over-control' like a novice pilot. Stay loose enough from the flow that you can observe it, modify, and improve it.