kiss babies

So they have jumped at the chance to glad-hand voters, kiss babies, and hobnob with activists at backyard barbecues and meetups at the chain of Pizza Ranch restaurants that have become an Iowa campaign staple.

“If our guy is a little bit nutty, that just makes it a little more fun. They want somebody who’s going to kiss babies and raise money, and Mike’s not going to do any of that.”

“You just want to shake hands and kiss babies and sign autographs and do all that stuff.”

Regarding Monica Hesse’s May 14 Style column, “Politicians kiss babies, then kiss off their mothers”:

“Marines aren’t designed to kiss babies and pass out flyers. We are there to eradicate. We can’t do both. So we tried and failed,” Lilley said.