This must be COVERTLY political. (the word "optomism" will be the new campaign reinvention talking point for kerry.)
This will be part of a campaign for Kerry to try and associate himself with the Reagan legacy. This goes with the elitists notion that Reagan was all communication skills and those same skills can be used with equal efectivness to put democrats in power. Symbolism over substance.
Kerry must think he can become Reagan by 1. using the word "optomism" and 2. keeping out of sight so people can't see and hear the real kerry.
It would not surprise me .. during the Primaries he morphed into so many different people it wasn't funny