President George Bush visits Ohio 4/24/03

President Bush looks over a haircut as he greets members of the military during his arrival at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Thursday, April 24, 2003 in Dayton, Ohio.

President Bush, right, arrives at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and is greeted by Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, center, and Rep. Mike Oxley, R-Ohio., Thursday, April 24, 2003 in Dayton, Ohio. Sen. Voinovich is a rare Republican holdout against President 's tax cut proposal. Bush traveled to Canton and Lima, Ohio, where he tested the double-barrel theme of his emerging re-election campaign, pledges to keep up the fight on terrorism while fixing an ailing economy with tax cuts. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. President George W. Bush is greeted by U.S. military personnel upon arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, April 24, 2003. The president is spending the day in Ohio trying to revive the tax cut highlighted in his economic package. REUTERS/Larry Downing

U.S. President George W. Bush visits the Abrams M1A2 Lima Army Tank Plant while in Lima, Ohio, April 24, 2003. The president is spending the day in Ohio trying to revive the tax cut highlighted in his economic package. REUTERS/Larry Downing

President Bush waves to the crowd after giving a speech at the Lima Army Tank Plant Thursday, April 24, 2003, in Lima, Ohio. At the plant, Bush scrambled atop and down from a mighty Abrams tank. In his remarks, he thanked the workers for assembling the best weaponry ``in the history of warfare.'' (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

President George W. Bush speaks about the economy and job growth while visiting the Timken Company in Canton, Ohio, April 24, 2003. Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters

U.S. President George W. Bush shakes a hand of a plant worker while visiting the Abrams M1A2 Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio, April 24, 2003. The president is spending the day in Ohio trying to revive the tax cut highlighted in his economic package. REUTERS/Larry Downing

President Bush, left, stand under the barrels of tank guns as he waves to the crowd during a visit to the Lima Army Tank Plant operated by General Dynamics Corp., Thursday, April 24, 2003 in Lima, Ohio. The Lima tank plant is the world's only producer of the Abrams M1-A1 and M1-A2 tanks, which are the main battle tanks of U.S. military forces. He planned to speak on national security, the Iraq war and Iraq reconstruction.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

I made it into the tank plant today, got 8 tickets, took 80 year old mom and dad, 7 year old son, and assorted others....one ticket went to my buddy Roger Arroyo.......an amazing "Cross and the Switchblade" story.....he grew up in Puerto Rican section of NY, dad was career criminal...every influence in his life was crime, welfare, drugs, violence.....by age 9 he was participating in his dad's major felonies as lookout man.....etc.etc...........fast forward....Roger is taken in by family in PA who opens his eyes........fast forward further.....Roger ends up with small town wife in western Ohio, has three kids, becomes imbued with strongly conservative values, travels to several Rallies for Americas, truly "gets it", and today manages to be in the right place at the right time and gets a word and a handshake with the President. Believe me, I'm giving you a severely shortened Cliffs Notes version, but if you love the US and freedom like I do, it's a great story. Roger is in his late 20's, a great guy......if you want to say hi or leave him a voice mail, call him at his work at 800-221-6688 and ask for his voice mail!!!!! Or ask to speak to Roger, and congratulate him on escaping the destiny of many of his peers and becoming an excellent American. If you ask to speak to him, trust me, he'll love the call!!!
And BTW, I NEVER post on FR, but I am well aware of it and am with ya'll in mind and spirit.........I'm one of the ones you can count on................
MBB

I don't know how Voinovich could look him in the eye, but I did think it took some courage for him to be there today. Probably more to the relationship than just that tax issue. I've not noticed him being a rebel in the Republican ranks before. Any Ohioans able to give me more information on Voinovich?

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