| Photo by Tony Powell | 
If you want to follow the real power in Washington, get in line for any party hosted by Ambassador of Kuwait Salem Al-Sabah and his stunning wife Rima.
The State Department is not  the only place in town to get briefed on foreign policy; the Al-Sabahs  offer a viable alternative as they did the night before President Obama  addressed the nation on the situation in Libya. While party chatter is more discreet, if you pay attention you can read between the lines.
