Reply #1: I had heard Gore before [View All]

[karynnj]

likely because he clearly has the gravitas and he is the founder of the tv station. I also heard Richardson.

Speculation about Kerry makes no sense. They say that the next 3 weeks are important - and the Senate is in session with important things to do. His vote and voice may be needed for healthcare and then climate change. To justify not being there, the case would have to be made that he is uniquely better here and that opening relations further with NK is the real goal, not just releasing the 2 women. It would make sense if he were designated a special envoy to head a delegation to Copenhagen, although he has gone to all of the others because he is a Senator. There you can argue that he is uniquely qualified because he has been involved on this for decades and it is more important.

Why not send the SoS? The answer would be that special envoys are needed to keep this from consuming her time. I suspect that Kerry might be, if anything, busier with his job.