Teresa Heinz Kerry explained of her husband's vice presidential pick, "John Edwards is beautiful and my husband is very smart."
Heinz Kerry also effusively praised Elizabeth Edwards, saying, "She is the supreme, wise, motherly woman and wife."
Turning her attention to the opposing political team, the potential first lady exclaimed, "Bullies attack and leaders inspire."
Heinz Kerry continued, "We need, above all, a president who is not fazed by complexity. A president who likes to read. A president who loves history. A president who is rightly proud of the sacrifice of our ancestors."
A relaxed and seemingly at ease candidate riffed, "I don't know what to think. The other night in New York, Teresa saw Paul Newman and turned to me and said, "I don't care what anybody says, he's the sexiest man alive." And, tonight, she's calling John Edwards beautiful. I'm in trouble."
I know I've said this before, but if we truly are electing people based on who you want to have a beer with, the last guy I want to have a beer with is the jerk who treats his wife like dirt, condescends to her in public, or complains about her in front of me. The married people I have beer with on a regular basis have (from what I can tell) healthy, adult marriages based on like and mutual respect, and nothing warms me up to somebody faster than that person praising their spouse.
I have no idea what goes on in the Bushes' marriage, nor, for that matter, in the Kerrys'. But I like what I see of the two of them, that's for sure.