Something that caught my attention.

[AChimp]

It's because most people don't like the idea that there are very, very, very few issues that can be boiled down to black and white when the whole world is gray.

The fact that Kerry was able to a) admit that he made bad decisions in the past and talked about those decisions and why he thinks differently and b) realized that there's more to every issue than two sides is what made him a superior candidate, regardless of his other abilities or lackthereof. I would rather have the most boring person in the world be my leader as long as they could make informed decisions instead of someone who makes kneejerk decisions, sticks with it because you don't want to look bad, and thinks Jesus talks to him.

The other main impression that I got from John Kerry was that he knows that it is possible to do the right thing and still be WRONG. The rest of the world understands that concept; unfortunately, the Bush and the majority of Americans don't grasp it.