Sec. of State Kerry?
By Wally EdgeSpeculation continues that U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Boston) may be tapped to join an Obama administration cabinet. Advisors to Obama say Kerry "could be on the shortlist to become secretary of state."
Since the legislature changed the law four years ago to revoke then-Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) power to appoint a replacement in the case of a vacancy, the seat would be filled by special election to take place between 145 and 160 days after Kerry resigns from the U.S. Senate. It would be the state's first open seat election for the U.S. Senate in 24 years.
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Kerry
The rumors floating around regarding an Obama cabinet are scary...they will turn America into France.
rehash of rejects
Colin Powell was instrumental in selling the American people on the war in Iraq, using faulty information he later admitted he knew was wrong in a book he published. He knew the aluminum tubes weren't for WMD. Obama wants to give him a job.
John Kerry was rejected as an ineffectual wimp and Obama wants to give him a job.
How many members of Acorn ,LaRaza, LULAC, Maldef, can we expect to see in cabinet jobs? Maybe they will head up Homeland Security and do away with immigration enforcement as they strive so hard to do with our tax dollars.
Why not put Jesse Jackson as head of the treasury and HUD ? He's good at spreading around money without the IRS ever daring to investigate.
The rest of us will hang our head in the obligatory shame of "white guilt" and humbly hand our wages over through the "tax rebates" to those who don't even pay taxes.
Democrats now say that if you use the word "welfare", it's racist in it's use. Create a cabinet and put Sharpton in as csar of speech. He will decide what we can say or not say, blacks excluded, though.
Let's all practice our apologies and make sure we're politically correct according to the new government.
Kerry
Now there's a picture. Would he have to ask his wife what to say or she'll cut off his money.
John Kerry
What a jerk
No class, no substance
Kerry
If this is the only way to get rid of Kerry I might be for it..Let him make an ass of himself somewhere else and take Cadillac Patrick and Barney as well..
obama to tap Kerry?
if that happens then we will have to question obama's judgement. Kerry, like his wife is a loose canon. What are they thinking? This country is in real trouble if this ship of fools get to man the ship.
Kerry HA HA HA
I must have missed something....when did we create a Department of Douchebags in the cabinet?????
romney
I would love to see romney take his place should this occur, even though it would involve an overall loss in the presidency race
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