Airport weirdness

I'm on my way to Eugene OR for the 60th Birthday conference for my Ph.D. advisor, Gary Seitz. Right now I'm sitting in the South Bend airport (Michiana Air-something-or-other). And there is a local "famous" person in the airport: congressman Chocola. It is very odd watching everyone walking up and chatting with (telling him "you have our vote" etc). Odd, I say, because I can't stand his politics: Yuck.