why john kerry doesn't appeal to people:

daughter vanessa, on nbc: "...it's really a 'bummer,' to use a colloquialism." i mean, really, colloquialism.

of course, this is coming from a person who sent out demo cd's featuring the word 'pavlovian.' sent 'em to mississippi, no less. (thankfully, the word comes in about minute 14 of 17, so i'm winning if they get that far.)