Arizona Sen. John McCain, whose television ads against Mitt Romney have turned a bit nasty, may have a hard act to follow when he meets the voters at Mary-Ann’s in Derry at noon Wednesday.
According to Andrew Palmer, 27, of Derry, who’s a cook at the diner, in the waitresses’ opinion, McCain’s rival, the former Bay State governor, is the nicest candidate they’ve met so far. Romney joked around with the employees and took an interest in them, they said.
“A couple of them said he was cute,” said Palmer who wasn’t working the day Romney dropped by.
Although most years MaryAnn’s is a stop for Democratic candidates, this year most of the visits came from Republicans, Palmer said. He cooked for Rudy Giuliani, who ordered a Loaded Veggie — an omelet made with egg whites and stuffed with vegetables. The former New York City mayor also order a side of sliced tomatoes.
“He ate healthy,” Palmer said. “Of course, if I had his money, I’d be healthy, too.”
