Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, victim of an assassination attempt in Tucson just over a year ago, has made a miraculous recovery, and has been an inspiration to everyone of every political persuasion.
Absent for the past year while recovering, and only returning to vote once, the Congresswoman has now decided that she needs more time to recover from her wounds, so she is resigning from her seat to allow her district to have a full time member representing them.
This is a courageous and principled stand, but it causes sadness among fans of Giffords, who wonder if she will ever return to Congress.
While no one can truly know the future, the odds seem excellent that in a few years, being more fully recovered in every way, that Giffords will come back and run for public office again. A key event to consider will be Senator John McCain’s seat in 2016, when McCain will be 80 years old, and supposedly, will decide to retire, making for an open Senate seat.
But meanwhile, full recovery is the emphasis, and the future will come on its own. Meanwhile, only the best can be wished for this wonderful woman, the best example of what we should wish for in American politics and its future!