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http://blogs.providencejournal.com/ri-talks/this-new-england/2012/11/peter-ubertaccio-kerry-may-be-next-secretary-of-state.html
I don't think anyone here would not merit Senator Kerry as highly qualified to be Secretary of State. He is a consummate diplomat, well-respected by international leaders and deeply trusted by the President (YES!)
Myself, I hope and pray that even if he is offered the job, he will refuse. He is needed in the Senate. Not just because our new senator Elizabeth Warren (YES!!!) needs his guidance, but also because he is an extraordinary presence for good sense and ethics in our Congress. Not only is he one of the best Chairs of the Foreign Relations Committee ever, getting huge amounts of needed legislation taken care of, but he is also a leading voice on climate change issues, issues of internet freedom, and the need for financial reform.
He is already a senior statesman and can continue to be so as senior senator from Massachusetts for years to come. If he becomes SoS, he's only got a job for the next four years, if that, and then what does he do -- retire and do speaking engagements? Doesn't sound like our JK!
Well, he may indeed want the job and if he does, I will be happy for him, but I will be fervently hoping he stays in the Senate. I can't help feeling that much of the clamor for him to get SoS is from people who want him out of the Senate either because of their personal ambitions or because he's just too good at his job and he threatens their interests. Just my paranoid two cents.
I don't think anyone here would not merit Senator Kerry as highly qualified to be Secretary of State. He is a consummate diplomat, well-respected by international leaders and deeply trusted by the President (YES!)
Myself, I hope and pray that even if he is offered the job, he will refuse. He is needed in the Senate. Not just because our new senator Elizabeth Warren (YES!!!) needs his guidance, but also because he is an extraordinary presence for good sense and ethics in our Congress. Not only is he one of the best Chairs of the Foreign Relations Committee ever, getting huge amounts of needed legislation taken care of, but he is also a leading voice on climate change issues, issues of internet freedom, and the need for financial reform.
He is already a senior statesman and can continue to be so as senior senator from Massachusetts for years to come. If he becomes SoS, he's only got a job for the next four years, if that, and then what does he do -- retire and do speaking engagements? Doesn't sound like our JK!
Well, he may indeed want the job and if he does, I will be happy for him, but I will be fervently hoping he stays in the Senate. I can't help feeling that much of the clamor for him to get SoS is from people who want him out of the Senate either because of their personal ambitions or because he's just too good at his job and he threatens their interests. Just my paranoid two cents.
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