A bit of nice news on a Friday afternoon, showcasing that every once in a while you come across a nice story involving a congressman:

A World War II hero will be buried with family by his side, thanks to Idaho Congressman Walt Minnick.
Vernon Baker, a belated recipient of the Medal of Honor for his role in World War II, passed away last month at his Saint Marie’s home, but his widowed wife couldn’t afford to travel to his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. So Minnick is donating his frequent flyer miles to Heidi Baker and three others in the family so they can make it to the Sept. 24 service.
“It’s stressful enough when you lose loved ones, and to have to worry about this kind of red tape when the country is trying to honor them, it just shouldn’t happen in America,” said Minnick.
Minnick said he was ashamed there wasn’t a program already in place to help grieving families, and plans to change that.
“We’re going to rattle some chains at the Department of Veteran Affairs to see if we can find a way to ensure that we never have a situation like this again with any veteran who’s buried in Arlington Cemetery,” Minnick said. “And if they can’t solve the problem, I’m going to introduce a bill where Congress can solve it for them.”

Minnick’s a Democrat. Who says I never say anything nice about members of that party?