and so i thought, i m not going to get near him. and at the end of the day, this was my first thing in the morning, at the end of the day he works over to two ice cream cones piece offering. offers me an ice cream cone and we move on. he writes apology notes really? famous for those. he doesn t hold grudges. he s a man remarkably who looks forward not backward. maverick. ideologue, temperamental. there s so many words that have been used to describe john mccain. what would you use? i would use committed. faithful, i would use fun. institutionalist and i would use hero. and a point of personal privilege as they say in the u.s. senate, i want to say thank you, john mccain. thank you for teaching reporters like me who followed you around