John Kerry

The silly thing is how bad the journalist is. Kerry ran in 2004 and he told the story of biking in East Germany in his acceptance speech essentially making the same point --- and having the same laugh line about being grounded.

Still, it is nice that they are now seeing him through the eyes of foreign reporters, not the cynical negative people who dogged him through his career. This is the Kerry I have seen at each event that I went to - whether for his and Teresa's book or political.

I remember being surprised in 2005 when I saw him in NJ where he was campaigning for Corzine. He was charming and funny - especially with a really nice joke that he had found a genie in a bottle in 2004 and was granted 3 wishes - he then said he wished the Patriots would win the superbowl -- and that the Red Soxes would win the World Series ( laughing - saying it was already done- when NJ Yankee fans objected) He then said that he wanted to win in November as his third wish, but was told that he would only get two wishes as the number of wishes was downsized because of the Bush economy. Watching the Senate, he was always the most compelling person at the table -- and he had a sense of humor even when dealing with serious issues in committees.

He really seems to be enjoying his new position and I wonder if all he learned about the importance of relationships in the Senate will allow him to be a very good SOS.