Actually, Kerry is the quintessential narcissist - hence the inability to see himself as needing advice or as being wrong. The "hero in Vietnam" and medals for nothing are all symptomatic of this serious personality defect. His call for a filibuster is a reflection of this same disorder. He is a "look at me" junkie.
The godfathers in the Democratic Party will destroy him to make way for Hilary.
I've been away. "Kerry was in Switzerland?? I thought he was in Vietnam!!!!"" Damn!!
I agree. That could be the motivation for the NY Times to run two editorials which squish Kerry like a vise would.
The first editorial screamed for a Democrat with a spine to get behind a filibuster.
After Kerry called for a filibuster, the Times's second editorial called his attempts "awkward" and "quixotic."