http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Heinz_Kerry

She chose to keep her name as Teresa Heinz, and also remained a registered Republican, until John Kerry's presidential bid. In May 2004, she had this to say about her name:

"My legal name is still Teresa Heinz. Teresa Heinz Kerry is my name... (only) for politics. Just so people don't ask me questions about so and so is so and so's wife or this and that. Teresa Heinz is what I've been all my growing-up life, adult life, more than any other name. And it's the name of my boys, you know?...So, that's my legal name and that's my office name, my Pittsburgh name."^[1]

Fickle?? You be the judge

Both Teresa and her husband live an affluent life.^{[citation needed]} Together they enjoy five homes at notable addresses. These include a six-floor, $7 million townhome in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, a $9 million ocean-front home on Nantucket, a $5 million ski retreat in Idaho, a $4 million estate in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania near the Heinz family's home base of Pittsburgh, and a $5 million home in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood. The couple also own a $1 million yacht and a $35 million Gulf Stream Jet; it should be noted that the Heinz family owns most of these properties.^{[citation needed}

Would you enjoy this life? Think you might call in work with an eye problem? Can't see coming in any more.

Teresa Heinz has a reputation in the media as a very direct personality. A crew of Newsweek magazine reporters -- who were given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Kerry campaign -- portrayed her as "sullen" and a "distraction," a woman with "sometimes erratic behavior" that led to her not being allowed to travel and not speak without chaperones, a policy the reporters called "Managing Teresa."^{[16] [17]}

More............

Laura Bush incident

In an interview published in the USA Today, also in July 2004, Teresa Heinz was asked about the differences between the current First Lady and herself:

"Well, you know, I don't know Laura Bush. But she seems to be calm, and she has a sparkle in her eye, which is good. But I don't know that she's ever had a real job—I mean, since she's been grown up. So her experience and her validation comes from important things, but different things."^[20]

Almost immediately news stations across the country picked up the story. Talk shows and news stations heavily criticized Teresa Heinz, stating Laura Bush has been employed first as a teacher, and as a librarian.

And finally:


Politics
Teresa Heinz was a registered Republican for most of her voting career, the same as her first husband, Senator Heinz, and she remained a registered Republican despite being married to the Democratic Senator John Kerry. However, in January 2003, she changed her registration to the Democratic Party. Later in 2004, she reportedly changed her name from Teresa Heinz to Teresa Heinz Kerry during her husband's presidential run. After her husband's defeat, and shortly before she gave a speech to the National Council for Research on Women, in January 2005 she changed her name back to Teresa Heinz.^[

And to think she was a whisper away from being the 1st lady............................