I was rushing through the airport in D.C. recently and ran into him. Lots of folks were waiting to get their photos taken with him. Now I am not the type to be star-struck but as I had a few minutes between flights I figured I'd wait my turn as well.

A hundred questions raced through my head - will he be a channel advocate? Will myriad compliance/green issues be managed effectively so as to not harm resellers?  Does he support "buy local"? Will stimulus money continue to flow into IT-friendly sectors? Will he pardon me on some unpaid parking tickets?

Finally it was my turn. No secret service agents. No handlers. No teleprompter. Just me and him.

He was a lot thinner than I imagined...almost 2-dimensional. Well, I asked my questions. And got not one single answer. He just stared. And smiled. It was reassuring I guess--he didn't say anything that troubled me. But I wanted to hear something....anything that would boost my confidence. And then finally I heard a voice....

"Hey, buddy. Get out of the way. It's our turn!"

Two retirees from Florida muscled me out of the way for their own photo.

As I raced off to gate C34 I knew one thing is for sure...he has excellent taste in reading material.

Only time will tell if he is pro channel...Hail to the ChannelPro-in-Chief!

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