John Kerry envisions a carbon-free future in a speech at USC

[karynnj]

11. I completely agree

Especially with Kerry, who when he was considered as VP in 2000 was always described as very charismatic. In 2004, I loved his environment/climate change speech because it was not just passionate but it was so positive in how making the changes had so many great side effects. It was one of the best issue speeches I ever heard. Not to mention, I really liked his sense of humor and his respectful way of speaking to everyone. Not to mention, there was Teresa, who would have been an awesome First Lady. (No one who won Teresa's love could be boring - she was fascinating.) Kerry also had an exceptional record on women's issues - starting with when he was a prosecutor. It is very likely, for me, that he will be the statesman I most wanted to lead the country. However, his work to get the China agreement and the Paris Accord as SoS might be more significant than anything he could have done with the awful 109th Congress.

I agree that there is a tendency to value slogans rather than complicated, nuanced positions designed to lead to real changes.

As to now, I really liked that he defended AOC in the House hearing -- and as a WP article noted, he really may have found the best way for Democrats to speak of it - as a means to generate activism and make it an issue.