Just a behind the scenes note…
Because I am on Capitol Hill almost every day, I get to meet many Member of the House and the Senate. I know just about all of them from all the years in this job and in Washington. Some stand out as friendlier than others. Today I met (in an elevator) Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and she was charming.
Here is how we met and what happened…
I did not know she was a Member of Congress when we first talked – she just was warm and friendly standing next to me in the elevator. I admired her fancy hat and we just talked back and forth. At some point I asked her where she was from and she only said Miami. A bit later I probed further and asked what she does and she said “I am in Congress.” I said, “oops.” I was embarrassed that I did not recognize her. I apologized and she was gracious. She didn’t care. I admired that she was friendly, not pompous and not annoyed by my ignorance.
As for the hat? She has lots of fancy ones!
