What's with John Kerry

I happened to catch John Kerry on one of the Sunday talking point shows, and I couldn't help think, "Does this guy really know how irrelavent he is?" I mean, does he think he's going to make a successful run at the presidency? I know there's history of Nixon's eventual success, but really . . . Honestly, it must be tough to come so close and miss.
I feel a little sorry for the guy. It's kind of sad how he drops in from time to time from his parallel universe--a universe of would-have-beens. He just arrives, as if from outer space, and tells us how he's solved the latest crisis in his world whether it is our dependence on foreign oil or a conflict in the Middle East.
When I watch him, I honestly don't know what to think--and that's rare.