I am enthralled with Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE).
He has made news lately with suspicions of joining Barack Obama as a possible Vice President or cabinet member or at the very least giving Obama an endorsement for President.
Chuck Hagel had me watching him long before the media picked up on his independent spirit of leadership. Time magazine has given him the label of "hero to liberals" even though he has a strong Republican voting record in the Senate.
So, when I found out Chuck Hagel was in Lincoln to sign his new book "America Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers" I had to go check him out. He greeted each one of the over 500 people there with such true joy; he is made to be in politics. He loves politics.
Note: the full post is at http://think.mtv.com/... I am Nebraska's MTV's Street Team rep and write a story each week on politics and young people.