Why else do you think they are butchering him in the press? The reality is that he's over there for the World Economic Forum, a legitimate event for a US senator to attend (even if I think it's hooey).
The press, the communications wing of the Democrat party, needs to pound Kerry into submission before he can get a footing for the '08 campaign. They hate him. He lost to Bush, who in their eyes is an incompetent imbecile whom a cadaver could have trounced in '04.
Sure, it's fun to see them eat their own, but a Kerry ticket in '08 would be a GOP dream.
Southern Democrats are trying to get their primaries moved up because they are tired of unelectable Northeaster liberals having the nomination locked up before swinging south.
And then there is GW. He has been giving Dems fits for a long time. (HAHAHAHA)
http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/12/14/ethics/