From bad to worse - John F. Kerry is new Sec. State

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As bad as Hillary was as Secretary of State (still waiting for news on that Concussion and the report on the Benghazi scandal), John Forbes Kerry will be even worse. From the Associated Press:
Obama nominates Kerry for secretary of state
President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, elevating the longtime lawmaker and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic job he had coveted.

"He is not going to need a lot of on-the-job training," Obama said, standing alongside Kerry at the White House. "Few individuals know as many presidents and prime ministers or grasp our policies as firmly as John Kerry."

If confirmed by the Senate, Kerry would replace Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who plans to leave Obama's Cabinet early next year. Clinton, who is recovering from a concussion sustained in a fall, did not attend the Roosevelt Room announcement.
Ye Gods -- Kerry was looked at very closely in the 2004 election cycle and found wanting. He looks the part but he is just not that bright and flip-flops whenever it is politically expedient for his career. A perfect example from The Weekly Standard:
Kerry Silent at State Announcement
President Barack Obama sang John Kerry's praise today, as he nominated the former presidential candidate to be the next secretary of state. But after the president spoke, Kerry did not.

It is highly unusual for the person being nominated not speak at the press conference being held for him. Nevertheless, that's what happened today at the White House.

Even CBS reporter Mark Knoller notes this oddity on Twitter:
Usually the nominee is given a chance to make some remarks, but not today. Neither did Pres Obama respond to questions about the fiscal cliff.
Sheesh -- you know the press is going to be there and will be expecting some kind of statement. There are plenty of people who could have drafted a 30 second pitch that would have dazzled the media with your eruditeness but no -- you stood dumbfounded. Deer in the headlights. And it is interesting that he invests in companies that violate the Iran sanctions:
Kerry Has Investments in Companies Accused of Violating Iran Sanctions
John Kerry, who will be nominated later today to be the next secretary of state, is the richest member of the U.S. Senate. His estimated net worth is, at minimum, $198.65 million, according to disclosure forms.

Kerry's disclosure forms also reveal that he has invested in companies accused of doing business with Iran.

One of the companies Kerry is invested in is called Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (Petrobras), it's a Brazilian-based oil and gas corporation. Disclosure forms reveal that Kerry has between $150,000 and 350,000 in assets in the company.

But a 2009 report from Congressional Research Services found that, since 1999, Petrobras has "major investments in Iran's energy sector."

The next year, in 2010, Congress listed Petrobras as a company possibly violating Iran sanctions.
And of course, if the name Petrobras sounds familiar, it is because Obama arranged for them to get a $2 Billion loan through our Import/Export bank to develop offshore oil reserves. And finally, Senator Kerry embraces the Global Warming fiasco -- from Business Insider:
John Kerry: Global Warming Is The Next 9/11
John Kerry has written an op-ed for the Huffington Post comparing the inaction in response to a heating planet to the inaction of President Bush before September 11th.

Kerry reaches deep into the bag of global warming hysterics to uncork this piece, saying that the fate of the nation hinges upon the passing of some sort of climate change legislation.

It's ridiculously over the top, but we suppose it might get a few supporters all riled up and ready to fight for the bill this fall. Of course, it's so over the top that it might just turn off a bunch of people.
Not bad, just not that bright...

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