As we headed out to supper after checking into our Hotel room in Manchester NH, the elevator doors opened and revealed two people heading down to the lobby just as we were. The one on the left from Nebraska and on the right was Senator John McCain. My first thought was we have two floors only and with the visitor from Nebraska making small talk, I felt compelled to extend my hand and say how honored I was to meet him. As a moderate Republican and one always looking for the middle ground and consensus in a house divided like never before I could not hold back my respect towards the man.
As I extended my hand to him; my mind was racing as knowing his war history and injuries; for a millisecond thoughts of Bob Dole and his own injuries on his arm and hand; I approached the handshake with not quite the usual strength which fortunately was met with the same.
He stated he was in town for an event to help out his friend US Senator Lindsay Graham from South Carolina who was at the time running for the GOP nomination. A mention by Marlene that we were from Canada brought about a response that he appreciated the tourism dollars spent by Canadians in his home state of Arizona. A brief glance at Senator Graham waiting in the lobby, noticing the black Escalade awaiting them both as we exited the Hotel doors, I was somewhat star struck for a few minutes as we headed out for some of the best BBQ we’d had in a long time.
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