<p>Just because you were a war hero ~35 years ago, doesn’t assure you were ever (nevermind…still) viable to lead a nation successfully. I mean come on, the guy can’t even talk without the listener thinking he’s on a couple separate sets of puppet strings. He probably wasn’t like that 30+ years ago!</p>
<p>When I first heard Kerry was running for President, I actually got worried that his presentation (good looks, stature, war record, etc) would threaten Bush for the presidency. But then I watched him speak on the news at different events and in the debates and I realized he blew his chances early. He actually had time to pull it together and turn it around, but every time he opened his mouth, he seemed totally out of touch with all the speculation about his flip-flop style speeches. I liken his ignorance to that of G.W. Bush’s “out of touch” loss to Clinton.</p>
<p>Kerry should have retired as a controvertial war hero. I don’t think his political retirement will have nearly as much content to look back on.</p>