If the Americans are so unimpressed with a 'flip-flopping' candidate, then they shouldn't be so high in praise for Tony Blair. He has done U-turns on most major policies I can think of. The two that spring to mind were that: 1: he said that unilateral action should not be taken without the UN's consent 2: he said that he would not instigate top-up fees for universities. There were many other policies as well he has flip-flopped over. No reverse gear, my arse.

And from what I can gather from most news sources, Kerry had a clear, but narrow, win over Bush.