Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney recently spoke at “One Region Moving Forward” COG’s 2010 Annual Membership Luncheon on his vision for the region. McCartney touched on a number of issues including traffic energy jobs the regional divide Metro and government corruption before challenging the region’s leaders to reject defeatist attitudes and work to build an exceptional inclusive metro Washington region to serve as a model to the country and the world. He notes that RF should be the guide for building this model.