Encounter with John Edwards

In the midst of the most furious presidential election cycle in recent memory, I find most of my internal thoughts and outward discussions these days revolve around said topic. I spend my daylight hours at the local hospital parking scene - an assignment where ambitious people need not apply; however it does provide an opening into what real problems consist of as the constant parade of patients can attest. Today as I exited the building, I glanced around the corner and noticed a figure who I attribute my initial political interest in - the just-recently former candidate Senator John Edwards. He proved a larger than life image as he stood alone outside against the backdrop of the entrance, in comfortable jeans and blue shirt. I shook his hand and gave standard congratulatory remarks including the painfully obvious "Barack split the progressive vote". He asked me what my name was, and politely agreed to my fawning dissertations of his fate. He even thanked me at the end, smiling graciously the whole time. This was a genuine nobleman performance Mr. Edwards showed me. So it seems that when I selected the senator from North Carolina back in late 2003 as my favorite Presidential candidate, I clearly picked the man who would greet me no different than another of greater ambition, wealth and taste. I salute him for it!