Politico reports that John Kerry is “crushed” he’s not BHO’s choice for Secretary of State. To which I can only reply… Tres bien. The story deals with 4 other Dems who appear to have been passed over (or is that Passover?)
Here’s a look at five major players and the jobs they have apparently not been given:
John Kerry, State — The Massachusetts senator and former Democratic presidential nominee was a passionate, articulate and early supporter of Obama, a fixture on both conference calls and the Sunday talk show circuit. Kerry’s people say he never had any expectations of being named secretary of State but other Democrats say he made no secret of his Foggy Bottom aspirations. “He’s crushed,” said one Senate aide. Kerry would have been a fine pick, sources say, but Obama apparently had his eye on Hillary Clinton since the early fall. He does get an impressive consolation prize: the chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee vacated by Joe Biden.
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With the O. increasingly breaking toward the center, the likelihood that we’ll hold numbers for a filibuster in the Senate, and the incoming administration apparently awake the the fact that this recession will prevent them from trying any really ambitious schemes, I am cautiously optimistic that we might just escape European-style socialism. If the GOP gets its head out of its ass and we can slog it out till 2010, then we’ll be ok.
Funny you say that… BHO is either very shrewd or he’s such an empty suit that a left-leaning adult is whispering in his ear.
BHO is very shrewd and a master at non-commitment, but I don’t see how he can back out of his “tax cuts for 95% of Americans” pledge. That was such a large part of his campaign and he and Biden said it over, and over; many different times in many different ways. I believe BHO will institute rather sweeping tax legislation, and it will be retroactive to 1/01/09.
And I’m not alone. Most investors on Wall Street believe the same thing.
but I don’t see how he can back out of his “tax cuts for 95% of Americans” pledge.
Clinton got away with his vanished “middle class tax cuts” campaign promise thing. When the MSM has got your back, you never have to say you’re sorry.
Didn’t John Kerry serve in the Vietnam War?
*rimshot*