The lefties are saying the joke was; "Education, blah, blah, you can do really well in America. But if you don't do your homework like Bush, you get stuck in Iraq."
He may well have intended to say that, but IMO, he said exactly what he felt.
I sincerely believe we just saw the end of John Kerry's political career.
Keep dreaming! He's the junior Senator from Massachusetts. You can murder people and still get elected as Senator for Life in that state.