It's all about the senators
When I wake up tomorrow morning, it'll be my 27th birthday -- and I will officially start the 28th year of my life in Russell, Kansas, the hometown of former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bob Dole.
That's right -- we're spending the night in Russell, the small city of 5,000 people that was made famous by Dole's biographical campaign videos in 1996 and his Super Bowl Visa commercial in 1997. Given what a political junkie (and, on a personal level, a Bob Dole fan) I am, this stop is sort of like "my Kentwood" for the road trip: Becky got to visit Britney Spears's hometown, and I get to spend the night in Bob Dole's. :)
But our stop in Russell -- which is also the birthplace of Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania -- isn't even the most momentous Senate-related event of the day. As I mentioned and audioblogged earlier, we chanced upon Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) during lunch in Ardmore, Oklahoma, this afternoon, and got a picture with him. As any politician worth his salt would, Inhofe made a beeline for the cute baby:
Heh. More photos from Day 3 of our road trip here and here.
Tomorrow, we finish our drive, and officially arrive in our new home: Denver!
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That's right -- we're spending the night in Russell, the small city of 5,000 people that was made famous by Dole's biographical campaign videos in 1996 and his Super Bowl Visa commercial in 1997. Given what a political junkie (and, on a personal level, a Bob Dole fan) I am, this stop is sort of like "my Kentwood" for the road trip: Becky got to visit Britney Spears's hometown, and I get to spend the night in Bob Dole's. :)
But our stop in Russell -- which is also the birthplace of Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania -- isn't even the most momentous Senate-related event of the day. As I mentioned and audioblogged earlier, we chanced upon Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) during lunch in Ardmore, Oklahoma, this afternoon, and got a picture with him. As any politician worth his salt would, Inhofe made a beeline for the cute baby:
Heh. More photos from Day 3 of our road trip here and here.
Tomorrow, we finish our drive, and officially arrive in our new home: Denver!
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posted by Brendan Loy at
10/29/2008 10:21:00 PM
