John Carrot

See Kerry's new tan-in-a-can orange hue reminds me of when my daughter Emily was very little. She was a fussy eater, and finding stuff she liked was always tough.

We did finally figure out that she really liked Gerber sweet potatoes, squash and carrots. She couldn't get enough of them. In fact, we fed her so much orange mush she began to take on the same orange hue that can currently be seen on Kerry. The doctor advised us to try some food with other colors.

What will be interesting in the debate tonight will be Kerry's makeup. Will he go the Al Gore route and pack on the pancake until he begins to look like Lurch from the Adam's family? Or will he let his natural "Pumpkin glow" come through? One thing for sure, everyone will be looking at his skin tone first before they pay attention to anything he says.