I have never been the biggest of fans of Rep. Gabbard. Her decision to go to Syria and hold talks with its butcher never sat well with me. Her idea of making the trek to Trump Tower to kow tow to Trump seemed feckless at best and only served to strengthen the public's idea that she lacked political common sense. But I will say this...she is a person of good moral character and, more importantly, she is a person of conscience. the greeks have a word, "philotimo" that means someone who loves to honor, or as we would say, someone who tries to do the right thing. While she sometimes does things that set my teeth on edge, she is a person of honor and I'd rather have that than someone who consistently shows the lack of it. we have few of the former in politics and a plethora of the latter. that is why I voted for her and will do so the next time. Sean Gallagher