Jim Geraghty over at NRO's Campaign Spot has a good post today highlighting John McCain's executive experience, that is, his leadership experience in the U.S. Navy.

Certainly being an executive in the military is a good sight different than being an executive in the political realm, but I think a good argument can be made that military leaders have a tougher task than their political counterparts. Logically then, success as a military leader could be more valuable than success as a political leader.

Here, in McCain's own words, is a good insight into what military leadership requires:

There are many qualities to military service that make it such a special profession. But among the most important is the ability to get things done no matter how difficult, confused or unexpected the situation. There is an old military maxim that battle plans never survive the first encounter with the enemy. Soldiers are taught to expect the unexpected and accept it, and revise, improvise, and fight their way through any adversity. That doesn’t mean the soldier doesn’t grumble or complain about unexpected changes in their fortunes, but they are trained to get things done no matter the circumstances.