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John Kerry Named Secretary Of State

By Jeralyn, Section Obama Administration
Posted on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 01:16:43 PM EST
Tags: Secretary of State, John Kerry (all tags)
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President Obama has announced that John Kerry will be his next Secretary of State.

He is expected to take office in January. Hillary is recovering from a concussion and the flu.

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    John Kerry Named Secretary Of State | 11 comments (11 topical)

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    Named... (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by unitron on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 01:33:27 PM EST
    ...or nominated?

    Does the Senate get to vote on the appointment?

    Blech. Kerry's monotonous pontificating (5.00 / 2) (#2)
    by shoephone on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 01:36:12 PM EST
    will put the world's foreign ministers to sleep.

    I am not a troll (none / 0) (#3)
    by vicndabx on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 01:39:26 PM EST
    didn't I see some bets around this?

    Meh (none / 0) (#4)
    by hornplayer on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 02:17:22 PM EST
    After the stellar secretaryship of Mrs. Clinton, Kerry is a decidedly lackluster choice.  I do wish President Obama had gone to the mat for Ambassador Rice, a much more inspiring pick.

    This is a Win for the Republicans (none / 0) (#5)
    by msaroff on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 02:29:11 PM EST
    Rice was targeted because the Republicans wanted Kerry appointed, so that Scott Brown could get another bite at the apple.

    Why (none / 0) (#6)
    by koshembos on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 03:16:51 PM EST
    The worst choice possible, Kerry will cause a lot of damage.

    Obama has a strong tendency to select the worst candidates for the most important jobs. Hillary headed State only because Obama couldn't make her take anything else.

    Why (none / 0) (#7)
    by koshembos on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 03:17:09 PM EST
    The worst choice possible, Kerry will cause a lot of damage.

    Obama has a strong tendency to select the worst candidates for the most important jobs. Hillary headed State only because Obama couldn't make her take anything else.

    why would she? (5.00 / 2) (#10)
    by TeresaInPa on Sun Dec 23, 2012 at 11:14:50 AM EST
    she didn't want to take that job either. I am sure he appealed to her sense of duty.  Luckily for us she took it since she has been one of the bright spots in his administration.  The world loves her and so does the country. Didn't you get the memo?
    This consulate security deal isn't going to stick to her.  She was not in charge of security and yet she stepped up, ordered the investigation, took the recommendations and said basically "the buck stops here". I know it drives the Hillary haters on the right and the left crazy, but she is the very definition of strength and competence. <smile>

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    Appointing an incumbent Democratic Senator (none / 0) (#8)
    by cal1942 on Fri Dec 21, 2012 at 08:03:27 PM EST
    makes me feel that Obama wants to give the GOP every possible break.

    Not happy at all.

    Obama owes Kerry (none / 0) (#9)
    by TeresaInPa on Sun Dec 23, 2012 at 11:03:26 AM EST
    from 2008.  He can't avoid paying him back forever.  I am pretty confident that a democrat can win that seat as long as they allow the right democrat to run.

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    I hope you're (none / 0) (#11)
    by cal1942 on Sun Dec 23, 2012 at 04:51:35 PM EST
    right.

    Since the election it should be plain for even the most disengaged to recognize the perfidious nature of the Republican Party.  Still, there have been so many events in the past decade plus that should have sunk in but haven't.

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