Interesting Kerry interview with British TV - mostly on Syria, both the trouble and the refugees

[karynnj]

2. I agree with you that I would love to know his real thoughts

On the politics, but I would bet we wouldn't get them if he were Senator either.

What he did say about the anger is interesting, knowing g that he gave Senate speeches angry that the income distribution has shifted to being increasing unfair. Not to mention his own background of talking truth to power in 1971.

Kerry seems to have always been a rare hybrid - someone connected enough, polished enough and unusually competent to be a mainstream politician - but also someone with huge integrity driven to make changes to make a better world- aka an activist.

On one hand, he lives in the "world" of Obama, Clinton, and Biden, but more than any of them he likely understands what motivated people who follow Sanders.

In US Interviews, when he made the same comment that he can't talk of politics, he sounds happy and relieved. Here, in a respectful, serious discussion, it seems he almost wishes he could join the conversation more.

What he did say makes me wonder if Sanders will be Carter 1976. In 1976, Carter's honesty and humbleness was something appealing after the fights on Vietnam and Watergate. It was an angry time. The anger is more from economics this time, but it seems almost as strong.