My point is, Hal Jordan was the iconic Green Lantern. He was the epitome of everything the Guardians thought a Green Lantern should be, and as such was praised. And in his own rite, Hal Jordan was a great hero.
Rayner, on the other hand, was executed much more realistically. He wasn't perfect; he made mistakes; he was a cocky son of a bitch. And that made him exactly the kind of Green Lantern the Corps needed.
Now, there was mention of giving the ring to an established hero. That would be a mistake in every sense of the word. Heroes need to be different. That's probably why they switched out Hal when they did; he was Superman with a ring. He was boring. They had to do something, or they would have lost their readers.
I am quite fond of Kyle Rayner as the Green Lantern. Like I said before, he's not the iconic Lantern; he's human. Always a good thing.
This is all a moot point; They're bringing back Jordan anyway.
