First Lady madness

Check out the Chicago Tribune today for a piece on the candidates’ wives, and how both Bush and Kerry are using “strongest supporter to get out his message.”

Weirdest line?

Part of the reason the women are so visible is to help humanize their husbands.

I think that a presidential candidate should be human enough by themselves, thank you very much. I just hate when folks put forth the idea that women somehow “soften” a candidate’s image. As if they have nothing else to offer….