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". . .but that he persuaded Obama to allow him to make that effort and incredible intelligence, creativity and ability to really work with others. On Iran, it may have been his more than willingness to work side by side with Secretary Moniz as a team that together were incredibly able to define solutions to problems.
On climate change, it was not just persistence, but his long personal role in climate summits that meant he both knew the issues and had people who knew and trusted him in places like China among their negotiators. Even the Bush administration in Senate and House hearings thanked Kerry for his work in Bali. As to persistence, he was willing to spend his political capital, time and energy and wanted to make this a signature issue even though at the point that he became Secretary of State, the administration was not convinced that anything could be done diplomatically. (They were using EPA etc domestically)"
On climate change, it was not just persistence, but his long personal role in climate summits that meant he both knew the issues and had people who knew and trusted him in places like China among their negotiators. Even the Bush administration in Senate and House hearings thanked Kerry for his work in Bali. As to persistence, he was willing to spend his political capital, time and energy and wanted to make this a signature issue even though at the point that he became Secretary of State, the administration was not convinced that anything could be done diplomatically. (They were using EPA etc domestically)"
Thanks also for that wonderful excerpt of Kerry's speech at IU. That is SO JK, from stem to stern! Someday he is really going to get the credit her deserves.
And, yes, this article, albeit more positive about Kerry than usual for the NYT, is weirdly mixed, reflecting, I think, the mix of viewpoints that you identified.
And, yes, he is the real deal, for sure!
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