what kinds of wallabies were you looking for? >> we started by assuming we had to stand up the white house staff as our first priority. we had to have a national security and economic team. it was, in many ways, driven by our general instruction. what did we have to have in place in order to deliver and execute on the things mitt romney had committed to do as a candidate? we were prepared, on the thursday following the election, to begin the process of choosing a cabinet and white house staff. we had chosen, as i indicated, five to eight. theere prepared to start day after the election. we prioritized according to our general instructions. and our issues we needed to deliver during the first two wednesdays. >> at the worst for you, maybe we can invite to come up and join the conversation here. thealluded earlier to cooperation you felt around the issue. again, from a nonprofit, nonpartisan perspective, it is one of the things i most admire that you have a set of dedicated people committed to making the government work right, and