Kerry’s been making the rounds on some talk shows over the last couple days and it’s given him the chance to really lighten up. Quips like this one could really help endear him to undecided voters (via MyDD)

Why did it take so long for the Bush and Kerry campaigns to agree on a debate schedule? Sen. John Kerry had the answer for television’s Regis Philbin, who has hosted the quiz show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”

“The big hang-up was George Bush wanted to get life lines, you know, so he could call somebody,” the senate candidate for president quipped Tuesday while appearing on “Live With Regis and Kelly.”

Kerry also got a good one-liner last night on Letterman :

Kerry’s best shot at narrowing the race will come in the presidential debates, which begin on Sept. 30 at the University of Miami. Letterman and Kerry joked about the negotiations that led to Monday’s announcement of an agreement on debate scheduling and format. Kerry said the campaigns had argued over seating arrangements for the vice-presidential debate. “I wanted to have John Edwards stand,” Kerry said. “Dick Cheney wanted to sit.” Letterman asked about a possible compromise involving squatting. Kerry said that wasn’t the deal. “Well, now what’s gonna happen is, well, we compromised and now George Bush is gonna sit on Dick Cheney’s lap.”

Like I’ve mentioned before, Kerry’s in danger of falling into the Gore-bot trap if he’s not careful. What little I’ve seen of him “breaking character”, he seems like a really likeable guy. Hopefully he’ll keep it up and let the American people get to know him a bit in the next six weeks.