Kerry shows this a lot. It's a common symptom of those who have no moral fortitude or bearing and pander to everyone, especially when they have a media spin machine that will protect their delusions.
By Thursday he will be attacking Bush saying Bush is personally responible for this death and should be thrown out of office and prosecuted, etc, etc, ad nauseum. Since he has no moral bearing, it won't occur to him that this course, or any leftist policy, is wrong.
He must be referring to this picture: