Problems solved, thanks to a republican?

So here is the full story to my visa problems:

As you know, I was in Florida for most of the summer. So, I decided that after all the preliminary visa procedures were complete I wouldn't worry about it anymore until I got home again. I thought this would be fine since I was going to be home for 5 weeks. In order to gain a French visa, you have to schedule an appointment at the consulate for a one-on-one meeting with a visa official. After the appointment, it can take up to a week to receive your visa. Well, when I got home, I went to schedule my appointment, and the first available time they had for me was on September 1st. This obviously was not going to work for me, since my departure date is September 3rd.

That's when I went into panic mode.

So for a week, I did everything I could--I sent an e-mail to the consulate everyday, and I told everyone I knew about my situation, to see if someone had any sort of connection with the consulate. One of the first things I did was head straight to the office of my local congressman, Peter King. His employees weren't very optimistic about the situation, but they said they would look into it for me, and let me know. I wasn't too optimistic either, but I still kept my hopes up. Then, last weekend, a good friend of my Mother's ran into Mr. King at a party, and talked to him directly about my situation, and he said it was done, no problem. Three days later, I received word from his office that I was given an appointment for August 7th (tomorrow). I couldn't contain my excitement. It's such a good feeling to know that everything is going to work out, and I am eternally grateful to Mr. King for expediting my appointment. I can not thank him enough--it's difficult to show my emotions about it in a blog post, but I've never been more thankful to anyone in my life.

So, tomorrow morning, I am headed into NYC to meet with an officer at the consulate. Wish me luck, I am quite nervous still, but I am sure that everything will be okay, and within just a few hours, I will be approved for my visa!

Oh, and I suppose I'll have to vote republican in the next election...hahaha