Secretary of State possible new contender

[WizardfromOz]

[OGPhilly]

Not really a new contender. Kerry was always considered the other big possibility when Rice was the WH's preferred choice.

Political problem for Democrats though: Kerry becomes SoS and Scott Brown has an express ticket back to the Senate.

[WizardfromOz]

[OGPhilly]

Brown isn't a sure thing, and nothing about the future is a sure thing in electoral politics, but if Kerry vacated his seat today, Scott Brown would clearly be the the best positioned person in the state to make a run for it.

BTW, if Kerry does end up vacating his seat early next year, I know Deval Patrick gets to appoint someone to fill the vacancy, but do they start to then immediately prepare for a special election, or does that wait until 2014? If it's gonna be another 2 years off then it's really hard to say who would win, but if it's shortly after Kerry vacates then it makes me more convinced Brown is the definite frontrunner for that opening.

[OGPhilly]

As for the idea of Kerry running the State Department, I think it's pretty clear that he's qualified but it's not a pick likely to excite many people.

[Breakage]

Here's an idea for Obama to think about. Appoint Joe Biden Secretary of State, fill the vacancy at VP by appointing Kirsten Gillibrand. Hillary sonned into oblivion.

[uebermann]

[Winchester]

[The Dude]

[Boris Johnson]

I find myself unenthused about Kerry.

Yay... chairman of the house committee on foreign relations.

Why did he even have that job.

Its all just a little jobs for the boys.