Jim Inhofe: “I have not a speech but a story to tell. The name of that story could very well be ``What Would Have Happened To Frankie…”

“I have not a speech but a story to tell. The name of that story could very well be ``What Would Have Happened To Frankie Vee?'' Now, they say confession is good for the soul. I confess that during the Memorial Day recess a couple weeks ago I did not work during the whole recess. I spent some time with my family, with my wife, with my daughter Katie, her husband Brad, their baby, and some of the other kids, and we went to south Texas where we own some property. There is a little town down there called Port Isabel. There is a restaurant there that none of the tourists go to. It is just the local people who go there. It is right there on the channel that goes out ultimately to the gulf. There is a guy down there who sings. You sit down and you have dinner. He has these machines he turns on; they make music. He has a microphone, and he sings. He has a beautiful voice. The reason I like it is he sings the kind of songs I know such as ``Your Cheatin Heart'' and ``Lord, Help Me, Jesus,'' and songs like that. While he is singing, his wife sways to the music with her eyes closed. It is just a beautiful setting there.”