I find Kerry's written word a lot easier to follow than his ponderous, lethargic speaking style. But that's stylistic and insubstantial. Imagine him debating Clinton--the gold standard. Clinton would look like Cassius Clay vs Sonny Liston. Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-Bap-thud.

Kerry demonstrably has one thing ol' Dubbie lacks--command of a vocabulary of standard words.