"The Power Lovers: An Intimate Look at Politics and Marriage" by Myra MacPherson, The book quotes Teresa Heinz Kerry, the then-wife of Republican Rep. John Heinz as saying, "The Democratic machine in this country is putrid." And, describing "couples who stay together only for politics," she opines: "If Ted Kennedy holds on to that marriage just for the Catholic vote, as some people say he does, then I think he's a perfect bastard."