Hey, I'm tired of cruising the country. Whoever got the idea that business travel was glamorous? Please tell my kids that it's grueling and uncomfortable. I never see the outside of an airport, a jobsite, or whatever is the next film shot. Hotel pillows are always too big and the beds too firm.

I'll be in Charlotte, NC next week. The good news is that Aguamire, our nephew and ex-Kerry Campaign operative, will be staying with us in Dallas for as long as we can persuade him.

It doesn't bother me that there are younger generation members of our sprawling family to take on our cause and further it -- it fills me with confidence and joy.