Juan Williams of National Public Radio: "Well, first. . . I think you should get Jeri Thompson in here, the trophy wife, right?"
William Kristol of the Weekly Standard: "That's unfair."
Williams: "Unfair, unfair, I know, but --"
Kristol: "It is unfair."

That's what was considered "out of bounds."

-CW

I'd have to check the transcript, but I think what was "out of bounds" was Juan Williams calling one of the Republican wives a "trophy wife." I forget if it was Fred Thompson's wife or Giuliani's wife.

The idea was kind of being batted around as a joke among everyone, which was why I wrote the article -- I thought it was actually a pretty good idea, and I still stand by my prediction that it would get higher ratings than the real debates.

-CW

Correct me if I am wrong, but, the idea was brought up about Democratic spouses, yet, when it was suggested the Republican spouses do the same, that was considered "out of bounds".

It's rather off topic, but the whole notion of a debate among family members reminds me of the one thing that stood out, to me, over Mitt Romney's performance in the debates. He kept repeating the phrase that he would fight to strengthen families. What? Strengthen families? How does that work, mandatory counseling? Mandatory bible camp? Mandatory Kama Sutra camp? He might just as well have said that he'd fight for brighter colors or larger refrigerators. But to be honest, if the most powerful man in the free world can cause a government intervention over my wifes meatloaf, he's got my vote.