This prize was not lightly given, not on a day when John McCain repeatedly took direct aim at both feet during his Fox News Sunday appearance. More on that tomorrow. And as an aside, why do the candidates keep making these appearances with their wives? McCain’s wife seems like a perfectly lovely woman, as does Rudy’s and Mitt’s and Fred’s, but why should we care? I hereby issue an urgent ACTION ALERT demanding that this strange new practice ceased immediately. But enough of that - our winning quote of the day comes from a NYT Magazine interview with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons:

Are there any presidential candidates who inspire you? I talk to John Edwards more than I talk to anyone. He has said more things about the conditions we need to think about. He went to yoga with me. He did the whole class, an hour and a half. He sweated like crazy. He’s in good shape, but it was hard on him.

Once again, I must put a call out to photo-shoppers who aspire for a fleeting moment of fame. You know what you have to do. One action photo of John Edwards doing yoga, please. I eagerly await your submissions.

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