Now that the Obama administration is getting closer, we are being treated on a daily basis to what I call the disaster of the day. Today's disaster is the idea that John Kerry is the front runner for the job of secretary of state. This position is probably the third most important one in the cabinet after treasury and defense (in view of the economy and the war). It is one position where the identity of the secretary actually matters. It would be terrible to put a smug, self-important, bombastic fool in the office. It would be even worse to put Kerry in as Secretary of State where he would, no doubt, try to run his own foreign policy with as little direction as possible from Obama. Obama's lacks knowledge on foreign policy, but, at least, he may learn to do the right thing. We already know that Kerry will never act in America's national interests.
The best hope is that the latest rumors are just efforts made to mollify Kerry that he is being considered seriously, before he is bypassed in favor of some other luminary.
On the bright side, at least no one suggested bring back Madeline Albright.
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