You know who would be awesome in the job? A career diplomat who has put in years of service and earned the job.
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom's being all LOGICAL. Cabinet positions are like Broadway leading roles, sure every so often one of them can go to someone who has put in the years and no one knows, but most of the time they go to NAMES AND FACES and 80s/90s has beens.
That's just crazy, Tom.
There is also a possibility he could run for governor in two years.
That was my immediate reaction, because it would never occur to me to put Kerry in at State. But, you know, not the president.
So, Debbie Gibson for Secretary of State?
You know who would be awesome in the job?
Jon Huntsman!
Kidding, kidding! Really. Mostly.
There is part of me that would find it mildly hilarious for Kerry to become SoS and Brown to run for his seat. That would mean Brown had to do three elections in two years! Kerry's up again in 2014, right? So if he won, Brown would be back before the people almost immediately. He'd be having elections more often than a House member!
I have de-friended family over Obamageddon.
Huntsman might actually work. He's got the Ambassador to China background. Though Bill Clinton would also rock. It would be so fun to see a multi-year Bill Love Fest around the world. Though I wonder if Hilary is sick of people saying, "So will you be bringing Bill?"
That's tough, Cash. My Republican family members (and there are a shit-ton of them) have been remarkably quiet throughout the election season. They seem to know to be somewhat ashamed. Doesn't make it okay, but it's something I guess.
Timelies all!
Luckily I haven't had to deal with people melting down over the election results. either in person or on line.