the senate for a different news outlet, and the time i was going to get to interview john mccain or encounter him for an interview, i was nervous and i went over the question i had prepared for him about eight or n nine times in my head. and i asked my question, as the elevator doors closed, he said, that was a stupid question. i asked him a different question. he answered it. and he ended his response and said, not such a stupid question, there are a bunch of hill reporters that had the same encounter with senator john mccain, where he dressed them down. a lot of them wear that badge of honor. that s why you hear a lot of people refer to senator john mccain being a man of intelligence, a man of courage, a man of character. frankly, a peerless public servant. it s one of the reasons that chuck schumer, the senate democratic leader is going to issue a resolution, to have the