This quote is from ABC's political blog the Note:

Meanwhile, Teresa Heinz Kerry, the woman who played a big role in the most recent news cycle (thanks to her own mouth and the relentless efforts of the well-oiled and confident Bush campaign, which on principle thinks adult children are off limits but spouses are not), holds a conversation on health care at the Yardley Community Centre in Yardley, PA at 2:30 pm ET. It is unknown whether she will make herself available for questions

Why is it that adult children off-limits but spouses are not? I thought that this was obvious but I guess not.

In 17th century France, the most coveted position was to be the person who held a fresh shirt for the King to put on in the morning. This was the first person the King saw that day and a few words by that person could set the toe for how the rest of the day would go.

In modern times this position is held by the President's wife (I can be gender specific here since there has never been a woman president).

Elenor Roosevelt ran the country while her husband was ill during WWII. Nancy Reagan is supposed to have fired her husband's Chief of Staff. Hillary Clinton got final approval on all cabinet and Supreme Court appointees.

Teresa Kerry has said that she expects to set her husband's foreign policy.

That is why we look at the spouse.

I defy anyone to name a Vice President's child who got to set policy or who even has unrestricked access to the President.

That is why the VP's children are off limits.

It bothers me a lot that the election might be won by outright lies. Sure, in past campaigns, candidates have sent out surrogates to spread stories for them. This is different. Kerry is saying the lies himself in public. The Draft, Social Security, Dairy Price Supports - Kerry insists that Bush has secret plans for all of these. He is making it up and he knows it but he will say anything to get elected.

Then there is his foreign policy. France and Germany have already said no extra troops. Iran has said that it will not give up its ability to enrich uranium. General Franks says that Iraq was the right war at the right time and that we did not out-source Tora Bora. Kerry's foreign policy is in shreds and he hasn't even been elected.

Let's not forget the contribution of Hollywood and the 527s. Both Michael Moore are lying when they list Bush's ties with the Saudis but a 527 has been running similar charges. There have been two major releases that were supposed to turn Bush out of office (I'm counting The Day After Tomorrow and F9-11). Both came out on DVD just before the election.

Democrats are already complaining about Republicans stealing the election and have started filing suits. More suits are planned for the day after the election.

I hate to see so much hate rewarded.