Of course, the cutesiness of his and hers Chiefs of Staff is enough to give you tooth decay. omg yes. but i still love it. perfect sentiment.

also, the bit about why CJ over Josh...actually, that is the, hands-down, best explanation ever. and it explains why they don't really discuss it in the show. i...i'm quite impressed. i totally completely accept your reasoning. and i'm normally the argumentative sort.

(and i def agree about Santos being a nonce quite a lot. i have a reason, fuzzy-like, in my brain, that i haven't attempted to articulate yet - strangely, i started a fic that was Jed and Matt discussing Josh as the future CoS, and that got me thinking about the reasoning behind why he would be that way. but being headstrong has always been a part of the character, and being "steered" or "handled" by anyone always seems to be against his grain...even if it's for his own good...)