No, of course he did not. That might have constituted actual work you see, and he was too busy playing a Presidential candidate on TV.'
Kerry did not show up, because the Pubs would have been blisteringly sarcastic about how long it has been since they have seen him there...remember when he showed up last, just for the Senate picture, and they trounced him?
Kerry said "But the fact is that the CIA estimates, the reporting, the ground operations and the troops all tell a different story.”
How would the man know anything? Not only was he not there for the speech, he has not been to ANY meeting of the Senate for months...he's a disgrace!