Had Kerry had stood in line like a regular citizen, he would have gotten tons of great publicity and would spent 5-10 hours meeting a lot of his fellow citizens. He would have earned some votes and maybe learned something.
Hands down landslide. Just like Mr. Reagan.
But John Kerry? Not him, not in him at all. He's a better man. Beter than all who waited, who spend the full waking hours of a day in that line, in order to show respect to a fellow. A fellow who recrafted his life to better his nation, selflessly.