[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING MIKE TRACY

  Mr. CRAIG. Madam President, today I come to the floor to recognize 
the retirement from my staff of Mike Tracey, my director of 
communications. Mike started working for me 10 years ago. When I first 
met him, he said: ``Finally someone works here with less hair than 
me.'' Mike's head shines pretty brightly on a clear day.
  Mike is always fond of saying that his job is not rocket science. It 
is not science, he is right. It is art--and Mike Tracey is a master at 
the art of communications. He is a man who finds a challenge and 
tackles it head-on.
  His tenacity is legendary. When he heads into a battle with me, Mike 
is always out on the front line with the flag flying high. He is a man 
who loves America and is not afraid to let people know it. When you are 
around Mike, you cannot help but be boosted by this man's passion.
  I am sad to see Mike Tracey leave my staff, but he goes on to a new 
challenge, and I know he will tackle that challenge with the same 
tenacity he approaches life and has for 10 years approached the job he 
does for me. I wish him the best of luck and thank him for his service 
to me, to the State of Idaho, and to America.
  Mike Tracey, have a great life in your next job, as I know you will.

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