OK -- something more substantial about Cate Edwards:

[Paragon]

http://www.loper.org/~george/archives/2004/Feb/915.html

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Just behind the swarm of cameras and supporters surrounding Sen. John Edwards, his daughter Cate '04 engaged a small crowd of her own. Like her father, Cate turned a genuine smile to everyone she met, shifting the attention away from herself to the young girls and mothers eager to meet the potential first daughter.

As the Jan. 27 primary drew closer, Cate could be seen on CNN and the BBC, standing behind "Dad" on makeshift stages in elementary schools and town churches, never failing to applaud the stump speech she could probably have recited by heart.

She spoke to young Democrats throughout the state and helped keep up her father's spirits as they rode the Edwards bus from rundown industrial cities to quaint seaside towns.

She signed autographs and turned down marriage proposals, wondering why anyone thought she was important. Despite a few pieces of fan mail that amused both her and her roommates, most local residents saw Cate as the shy, sweet daughter serving as a self-described "character witness" for her father...(more)

[NightTrain]

1. She's an attractive young woman.

And I'll bet she makes her dad quite proud!

[Paragon]

2. More...an interview with a 12-year-old girl for Scholastic News:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/kids_primaries/get_out_vote/index.asp?article=edwards_qa

...SN: Do you and your father have nicknames for each other?
Cate: He calls me Caty-Did. He just started calling me that when I was a little girl and he still calls me that. It never wore off.

SN: Would you consider yourself daddy's little girl? What kind of relationship do you have with your father?
Cate: I would definitely consider myself daddy's little girl. We've always been really close, but I guess he's the kind of dad who really spoiled me. I would definitely define it as daddy's little girl. That's a good way to put it. He coached my basketball and soccer team when I was growing up. We spent a lot of time together. We went on trips and stuff. We were very close.

SN: What was probably the most fun thing you did together growing up?
Cate: We have a beach house on the coast of North Carolina and when we would go there he would take me out on the boat on the ocean. He taught me how to water-ski and we would go inner tubing. That was definitely my favorite part of growing up with my dad, because it was just the two of us, or us and my brother, and we would have a great time.

SN: What was the funniest thing you've ever seen your dad do?
Cate: I'd have to say dance. He's really not a good dancer. I've made so much fun of him: now he just does it to entertain me. It's very funny...(more)

[saracat]

3. My God! A candidates child who would like to be a voice

for change! How different from the self indulgent twins can you get! Great article and wonderful 12 year old writer!

[Paragon]

4. Yeah, she really does bury the Anheuser Bush twins...

...on every level.

[Angelus]

5. Marry me Cate!

Just kidding.

Anyways, she'd be the ideal woman for me. First and foremost, she's very smart. She's also very attractive. Nothing is better than an attractive woman with a smart brain. :) She also seems like she'd be cool to hang around with. It's hard finding women like her.

Sigh. One can dream, can't he? :(