| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Me#1You#10
Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2004
Posts: 6503
|
 Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject: Vennochi: "A bitter brew for Kerry" |
 |
|
Gotta love it...Joan Vennocchi of the Globe eulogizes Jean Fraud's aspirations...
| Quote: | A bitter brew for Kerry
By Joan Vennochi
The Boston Globe
December 4, 2008
SENATOR John Kerry's fate illustrates the new political order under President-elect Barack Obama: Reward your enemies, not necessarily your friends.
<snip>
If you're Kerry, you've got to be feeling a bit like the Rev. Jeremiah Wright - thrown under the Obama bus, while ex-rivals climb merrily aboard.
<snip>
Kerry rolled to victory in the primary and general elections. Yet, even as he campaigned for a fifth term, Massachusetts politicians positioned themselves for the prospect of an open Senate seat. It was the natural political reaction to the widespread buzz that Kerry expected to be offered "something big" in an Obama administration.
However, soon after Election Day, Kerry went from being an alleged top contender for a Cabinet position to nowhere. Instead, Kerry will take over as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It is a powerful position, giving him an important platform and voice, but still keeping him in the legislative body he was ready to leave behind four years ago.
<snip>
It may turn out to be the right recipe for Obama and the country. But it's a bitter brew for friends left out.
Joan Vennochi can be reached at vennochi@globe.com
Boston Globe |
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
baldeagle
PO2
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Posts: 362
Location: Grand Saline, Texas
|
| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Just deserts??..............Kharma??......call it whatever you like, but when I go to the well, I find it dry of sympathy.
_________________
"In a word, I want an American character, that the powers of Europe may be convinced we act for ourselves and not for others; this, in my judgment, is the only way to be respected abroad and happy at home." --George Washington |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
streetsweeper95B
PO2
Joined: 25 Nov 2004
Posts: 365
Location: Texas
|
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
So much for his sucking up method, lol.
_________________
"Proud Member of the Freak Show" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Wing Wiper
Rear Admiral
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Posts: 664
Location: Oregon
|
| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
We should read Hanoi John's after-action report. I'm sure he's being considered for even bigger things, since he was single-handedly responsible for Obama's victory by his heroic actions.
| Quote: | | Kerry will take over as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. |
I bet that WAS an important position while Clinton was in office. Now, not so much.  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
