This is rather begging for a caption contest. Joe Biden swore in the new secretary of defense today, then whispered sweet somethings into Ashton Carter’s wife’s ear.
![AP Photo/Evan Vucci.](./../../../files/2015/02/AP480928202452.jpg)
Come to think of it, this one begs for a caption contest, too.
The vice president’s office declined to comment about the vice president’s whisper.
We’ve seen this before. 2012, for example.
![Vice President Joe Biden's talks to customers during a stop at Cruisers Diner, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Seaman, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)](./../../../files/2015/02/AP161819482848.jpg)