John Kerry

...to behold, isn't it?

In the Senate and House hearings, there are clearly many who disagree with him on policy who still respect the service he is undertaking and wish him success. But the contingent of RW naysayers is always there and disrespectfully vocal. I think some of them were such 'yes men' for GWB that they will never backtrack even if they have changed their minds. And others either don't like Kerry historically or can't because of politics in their home state.

At the UN, and globally, I think there remains great respect for both the Obama Administration and for Obama and Kerry personally. I think they understand what Kerry is trying to do that is the opposite of GWBs foreign policy. And I think they both want it to succeed and understand the consequences of failure.

The larger audience is the American people and ordinary citizens of the world. It remains to be seen whether...once people understand the policy(which they don't, thanks to media spin)...the American people will appreciate and approve of what Obama/Kerry are working so hard to do.