I also found this quite telling. OpinionJournal.com's Best of the Web feature quotes a Kerry supporters review of his appearance of The Daily Show with John Stewart (which a frightening number of people get their news from) Writing for Slate Magazine, Dana Stevens uses an interesting metaphor, one that suggests that rather than swinging for the fences to win the Presidency, Kerry is hoping to draw a walk. I find this especially true, Kerry's strategy is to not suggest anything new but rather to merely reflexively be against whatever Bush is for. If Bush was for being kind to old ladies and feeding puppies, Kerry would have to be against it.
Another great point later on that Stevens makes is how utterly lacking in charisma Kerry is. She especially finds it grating how he keep saluting and reporting for duty, perhaps forgetting that he is no longer in the Navy and as such shouldn't be saluting. As James Taranto points out, a lot of vets are offended that Kerry has taken upon himself the mantle of "war hero". War heroes don't constantly have to remind you that they are heroes, their deeds speak for themselves and they served out of a sense or duty to country, not to glean accolades for themselves.
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