WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. John Kerry is tired of explaining his 'botched joke.'

The former Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts senator told CNN Wednesday the continued emphasis on his comments last month is 'getting silly' and people should focus instead on what he meant to say.

"The country needs to think about, you know, a policy that has young men and women at risk on a daily basis that is not working, "

Kerry told Larry King. Kerry also brushed aside a Quinnipiac University poll taken a week after the midterm elections that indicated he was least liked of 20 national leaders. "I would have voted myself last, based on when it was taken," Kerry said.

As for another presidential run, the Massachusetts senator said that decision is "down the road" and that for now he will focus on advancing the Democratic agenda in the upcoming Congress.