I think silence in diplomacy is as important as speech. Kerry strikes me as the kind of person who just can’t keep his yap shut for a second. Whenever I see one of those pre-conference photos where the diplomats and state leaders are sitting across from each other, nearly everyone is sitting with their hands folded, smiling politely, reading their notes, sipping water. But not Kerry. His mouth is always, I mean always, open. No-doubt he’s bloviating on some matter or another with a know-it-all attitude.
Maybe that’s why he sucks so bad at this job.
“John Kerry, vainglorious buffoon.” Mark Steyn.