Why would any man leave this woman?

Always think of myself as quite normal and observing, as does the ‘Observer,’ in another paper, until my second trip to DC in my long life. I was overwhelmed, almost, at meeting this lady. I was dining in this scrumptious hotel wondering if this million mass of people was here for the same reason as me.

I turned to the next table and asked. There she was. Stunning. Yes, her visit was political, she said, and who am I?

Within minutes learned she was divorced, never traveled much, lived with her Mother, was a staunch Conservative, loved the crowd and what it all meant.

Why any man would leave th...