When I was young, I wanted to be a priest or a senator. The two Johns, President John F. Kennedy and Pope John XXIII, had a huge impact on a young Irish Catholic kid. I entered a high school seminary at the age of 14 and spent four years in a college seminary. Along the way, I fell in love with my wife, Linda, which enriched my life in every way and ended the idea of becoming a priest. I ran for t...