Nov 03, 2004 18:41
John Kerry has lost the presidential election.
You know, I'm not an American but I can't tell you how depressed I am to hear the news. I admire Kerry. He has many qualities that I like in a person: He's analytical, calm, quick on his feet, smart, open-minded, and very gracious. In the presidential elections, he conducted himself like a true President - everything from the way he spoke to his posture while standing at the podiums - and his final speech today was impressive in itself. You're going to laugh, but I actually got teary-eyed while reading it. I couldn't help it. The part about all those young children donating their funds to the campaign, meager in our eyes but all the world to them, really struck a chord with me.
I think it's a pity that he wasn't elected President as I think he would have done a very good job, but alas, what can you do about it? That's life ne.