Preserve The President's Options. He May Need

It Is Hard To Put A Price On Some Things. What Is The Value Of Having Prevented Nuclear Weapons From Getting Into The Hands Of A Dictator Like Saddam Hussein - Or Of Gadhafi?

Look At Me! I'm Sweet And Lovable!

Look For What's Missing. Many Advisors Can Tell A President How To Improve What's Proposed Or What's Gone Amiss. Few Are Able To See What Isn't There.

If I Know The Answer I'll Tell You The Answer, And If I Don't I'll Just Respond Cleverly.

If You Try To Please Everybody, Somebody's Not Going To Like It.