[GretchenM]

Please share it! I didn't see / hear it.

[anniegetyourgun]

Apparently when journo went off on how much charisma, etc. that Edwards has and asked how Cheney will stack up against him, the Prez simply responded: "He can be the president."

[prairiebreeze]

Here's the text:

Steve.

Q Mr. President --

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, speak up. I'm getting a little --

Q If I could try another Edwards question. He's being described today as charming, engaging, a nimble campaigner, a populist, and even sexy. How does he stack up against Dick Cheney?

THE PRESIDENT: Dick Cheney can be President.

Next.

[GretchenM]

Leaving the White House

With U.S. Congressman Richard Burr (R-NC) after arriving at the Raleigh Durham International Airport in North Carolina

[mombonn]

Steve.

Q Mr. President --

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, speak up. I'm getting a little --

Q If I could try another Edwards question. He's being described today as charming, engaging, a nimble campaigner, a populist, and even sexy. How does he stack up against Dick Cheney?

THE PRESIDENT: Dick Cheney can be President.

Next.

Then there are the kerry comments:
"It's a thrill for me to have another guy with hair on the road."

"And I want you to know we think this is a dream ticket. We've got better vision. We've got better ideas. We've got real plans. We've got a better sense of what's happening to America. And we've got better hair. I'll tell you that goes a long way."

November can't get here soon enough!