I listened to Mary Beth for a nanosecond and then hit mute: she looked like she wanted to cry!
She was spinnin'!
Mary Beth had to defend the indefensible and she knew it. Kerry's remarks about Cheney's daughter were gutter tactics and nobody mistook them for anything else. And for a woman to have to defend it...that really hurt. If you watch the clip where Kerry brings her up by name, you can almost see his thoughts, 'Oh, God, what did I just say! Well, I have to finish, but I could kick myself.'