John McCain's Generation Y daughter, Meghan McCain, writes a great piece today on her fiercely popular "The Daily Beast" about "The GOP's House Hottie" - IL's own Cong. Aaron Schock (R-Peoria).
At the end of the day, Congressman Schock is only three years older than me. Which means he can relay a message in ways my father never could. His lack of cynicism is refreshing—he offered a different, dare I say more modern, point of view than those who have tried to make me feel unwelcome in the GOP—yet according to the Washington Post he votes 91 percent of the time along party lines, a testament to his dedication to conservative ideals. Schock’s youth allows him to be more attached to my (our) generation, yet he has not oversaturated himself in the media, making him all the more intriguing. With that comes much power; I encourage Schock, and the Republican Party, to embrace his age and his political convictions to continue to communicate conservative ideals to a growing audience.
And okay, I admit it, I had a photo taken with Aaron last Sunday at the Cook County GOP Lincoln Day Luncheon. That's when I asked him the behind-the-scenes story on the talked-about paparazzi photo in TMZ HERE. I first interviewed Aaron in 2004 when he ran for state rep, and I figured a photo with these ambitious guys might be a showoff piece for years to come. You just never know ...
(from left: GOP State Central Committeeman for my 1st CD Steve Daglas, Rep. Schock, me and Cook County Young Republican likely new prez Jeremy Rose -- special thanks to Joseph Dowling Photography)
