http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a7LAM1lRJsDs&refer=usInteresting interview.
A few excerpts:
Senator John Kerry said it may cost the U.S. government more than $2 trillion to fully recapitalize the nation’s crippled banking system.
The federal government should avoid taking full control of banks even as it temporarily assumes a “dominant position” in them through cash infusions, Kerry said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt” that will air this weekend.
Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, also said Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner needs to move more quickly and aggressively in dealing with the country’s growing financial problems.
“The secretary has to lead and he has to lead now, as soon as possible,” said Kerry, 65, who sits on the Senate Finance Committee.
...
Kerry said Obama’s letter last month to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev suggesting the U.S. might rethink its plans for a missile-defense system if Iran dropped its quest for nuclear weapons may not have been the best way to approach Russia.
“I’m not sure it’s exactly the way that I would have engaged in it,” he said.
Kerry said there are areas of potential common ground with the Russians, especially on developing a new nuclear arms reduction agreement and winning support on Afghanistan.
“I think there’s a lot of cooperation to be had with Russia and we need to get engaged rapidly to try to find every path we can,” he said.
He is definitely an independent voice in the Congress, isn't he?