Well, my dad and I arrived at my Temple where the breakfast was being held (Jewish community surprisingly large in North Dallas), and sat down to listen to the opening remarks. First thing I noticed was the audience. I was in the minority for age, being one of few people under 65. Guess what? They spent most of their time fielding healthcare questions.
Martin Frost is a good speaker, and has his head on straight. I really like the man, and having a congressman who has served that long is great. Sessions was well-spoken and sharp, but seemed paranoid (for good reason, the crowd was very hostile). After the opening remarks, the moderator (the dad of a friend of mine), opened the floor for Q&A, though not in the format I expected. We wrote questions on little index cards, submitted them, and he chose the ones he wanted to ask.
The moderator liked to fuse similar questions into broad questions about a policy. First up was mine, deficits and tax cuts. Frost talked about how he wanted government to work, which it couldn't if underfunded. Deficits bring up interest rates. Sessions said that deficits mean we need to cut spending. For the next 20 minutes, they discussed the health care bill, which I frankly don't pretend to understand. My favorite moment in the entire time was when the moderator asked what they thought of a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Sessions said he agreed. Frost said that if there were to be a constitutional amendment, he would like one limiting redistricting to once every 10 years. The audience went wild, and Sessions was distinctly uncomfortable.
Lot of security questions, both expressed the party line. The last question was about the gap between rich and poor. Frost gave the standard left-wing answer, but Sessions did something that made my mouth drop open, saying, "This is the only country in the world where the poor have color televisions." As you might imagine, there was a notable gasping from the audience.
Afterwards I shook Frost's hand. I didn't think through my statement and came off as an idiot, but I said, "Hey, congressman! I really respect you and hope you're re-elected!" To which he said, "Me too."