For the first time in my life I just saw a presidential candidate.  My company’s boardroom is on the second level above the 16th St. Mall and as I walked back from our lunch room there was a commotion down by Maggiano’s.  I watched from the window and as I was watching presidential hopeful John McCain and his wife walked down the Mall towards the Hard Rock Cafe.  He stopped to shake hands at the Hard Rock and then his wife Cindy McCain came around their vehicle and got in.  They sped away with at least 10 other cars in their motorcade comprised of police vehicles, Suburbans and vans.  Of course I did not have a camera or think to take a picture with my Blackberry!  I guess this is good practice for when the DNC is in full force in August!  According to the Rocky, John McCain had just spoke at the DCPA.