It was hardly a senatorial moment. Standing in the kitchen of my home in Minnesota, Sen. Paul Wellstone grabbed a slice of pizza off my young son's plate. But before he could take a bite, my son turned around and caught him.

"Hey, you, that's mine!" he yelled. And then he burst into tears.

Politicians are supposed to kiss smiling babies, not make them cry. What could the senator do? He quickly grabbed his "Wellstone!" campaign button off his trademark black s ...

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