Kerry's New Best Friend

The Hill:

Sen. Kerry finds a new best friend

What could ease the sting of a presidential election defeat better than wet, sloppy kisses and spirited games of fetch?

Probably not much. Enter Stache, Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) new schnauzer puppy. Thanks to the Boston Herald, we learn that the pup’s name comes from “the pronounced hair on his face.”

Stache joins Kim, the would-be first couple’s German shepherd, in what must be an enviable lifestyle for a pooch. He was spotted by Herald sources on the Kerry speedboat in Nantucket.

Said Kerry spokesman David Wade, “Stache sleeps half the day, barks just to hear himself speak and loves to shake hands, so he fits in perfectly in politics.”

Boston Herald:

Kerry's new pup a howl onboard By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Monday, June 27, 2005 - Updated: 05:06 AM EST What's a man to do when his White House hopes are dashed? Like President Harry Truman once said: ``You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.'' So the newest addition to Sen. John Kerry's inner circle is a Schnauzer puppy named Stache, who takes his handle from the pronounced hair on his face. Thankfully, Stache is a male. . . . Anyway, the pup reported for Man's Best Friend duty recently joining a German shepherd named Kim and Sunshine, the family canary, in the Kerry-Heinz household. Last week, Stache was spotted by our dogged spies being taken for a ride on the family speedboat in Nantucket. So he's slipping comfortably into the Kerry-Heinz haute ways, although Teresa was overheard telling a neighbor that her new pooch barfs on board. ``Stache sleeps half the day, barks just to hear himself speak and loves to shake hands, so he fits in perfectly in politics,'' said Kerry spokesguy David Wade. Woof.