Political Quotes

“I rise to speak about John McCain. As one of those rising to pay tribute, I am perhaps one of the least qualified to do so. I say that because although John McCain and I served together, it was only for the last 4 years of his storied Senate career, and we were not on any common committees. But let me say why I am qualified. In that brief period, I saw firsthand that of which others with many more years of acquaintance rise and speak. I speak of 2014, when I was running for Senate for the first time, and John McCain came to Louisiana to campaign on my behalf. It was remarkable to see how veterans responded to him. We would go-- oh, my gosh, it was the sort of schedule that is legendary for John McCain. We started off in Covington, LA, then went to New Orleans, then went to Baton Rouge, to Lafayette, drove up the length of the State to Shreveport, and then came back to New Orleans--all in 1 day. Others would have been tired. He was energized. He taught me about social media. Folks would come up to him and wish to have their picture taken. He would take a selfie, and say: Post it on Facebook. Sure enough, they did. In that way, his contact with people went from just a group meeting--always incredibly well attended--to the individual meeting, to everybody those folks were reaching out to through Facebook. But even that is not the story I wish to tell. We had an incredibly intense schedule in which we were meeting one person after another.…”