When the snow finally stopped falling Friday afternoon, I dug my car out of a good 8 inches of snow so I could drive to the Chicago suburbs to hear Sen. John McCain speak. I got a little choked up when his wife introduced him with a story about how she fell in love with an orphan girl in Bangledesh and brought her home to raise (without telling her husband first – who knew) and McCain went into his speech. I listened intently and got excited when he talked about wanting to inspire the next generation of Americans to do something greater than themselves.

When he was working the rope line later, I got to shake his hand and give him a band. He looked at my ONE shirt and said with all sincerity , “Oh, I forgot to mention you guys” and grabbed the band.

See and you thought an Arizonian in Chicago in February was the beginning of a joke. There is no joking about the world’s poor and I hope the next president (whoever he or she is) remembers that. And to all you in Illinois and the other super Tuesday states, remember to use your voice for the world’s poor and choose the candidate who you think has the best ideas on how to make poverty history. Check out all their platforms at www.onevote08.org/ontherecord.

-Annisa Wanat