[isthisnickcool]

Sounds exactly like my late night airport celebrity encounter with Tiny Tim. Come to think of it, it might have been al.

I set next to Barbara Jordan on a Southwest flight from Austin to Houston some years back. We chatted the whole way. She was just the nicest lady. It would be interesting to see her take on the Dem. party as it is today.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"I set next to Barbara Jordan on a Southwest flight from Austin to Houston some years back. We chatted the whole way. She was just the nicest lady. It would be interesting to see her take on the Dem. party as it is today."

Thank you for mentioning her. She and Mo Udall were favorites of mine... genuine folks, smart, funny, nice, patriotic. Their kind is gone from the DemocRat party... with one exception that comes to mind: Zell Miller.