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IS KERRY TERRIBLE ENOUGH TO LOSE HIS SENATE SEAT? Probably not, and he’s aiming for an Obama Administration gig. But John Kerry’s got a comical Democratic opponent, and this Boston Magazine article by Joe Keohane is the best goddamned political feature we’ve read all summer. [Boston Magazine]
Kerry is still in the Senate?
Maybe he doesn’t want any more attention. That’s understandable. “Kerry on Your Corner” while respectable, is nice but laughable. For fuck’s sake, leave Kerry alone!
Great feature indeed. That was flat-out funny, with more than a hint of sadness and anger.
Kerry is a dad man trapped in am alive man’s body.
I AM JON MCCAIN I TURN YOU INTO FROG WITH FINGER.
Why doesn’t one of the Kennedys run against him? We can’t have a Senate without one.
What a cheeky bastard. He got reëlected in 2006, so he’s not up again until 2012. I voted for him in 2006. If he leaves, he’s going to be replaced by appointment, not election. So I can’t run for the post; I’d have to get Governor Patrick to appoint me to it.
Hell, I’ve got a Deval Patrick sticker on my car. Maybe I’ll remind him of that and he’ll appoint me as Senator McAwful after John Kerry gets appointed to be President Obama’s Secretary of Windsurfing or whatever.
You know, my instinct tells me to say no. But then, I remember that Kerry is really, really good at losing.
read? gin? gin? read? your asking way too much. can’t you just kiss me quick, before the lava hits the village?
why does the side of john mccains face look like a jelly fish? and does cindy put one of those gitmo hoods on him before they do the nasty? gin. where is the fucking gin? ahhhh the sock.
Excellent article.
But let’s leave Kerry alone. He got screwed in ‘04 by those swift-boating shitheads.
Sure he’s a bit wooden, and so what? He’s not a miserable shithead like the folks the Repubs keep trotting out.
Kerry as SecState? Ew. Actually, I don’t know who I want at SecState if it’s not Biden. But definitely not SecDef, like the article suggests. I like Bob Gates.
Do you think this other guy understands that he’s the MA Dems way of telling Kerry to shape up since they know he has zero chance of winning?
“Right now, he’s running for Secretary of State”. So with the State Dept. and the Defense Dept. up for grabs I can’t wait to see the posturing and catfighting between the Kerry, Gore, Richardson and Hagel camps over who gets what.
More importantly, will Barry agree to send Phil Gramm to Belarus? That would co-opt the best part of the McCain foreign policy without resorting to bombing more Muslims!
Know a guy works for Kerry. Actually thinks Kerry is important and not object of ridicule, scorn, etc. Told me once, as if it was interesting, new, or other than obvious, that the notion of a war on terror might somehow affect how we see our enemies, like he’d never heard about french people who refer to “The Other” and “othering,” which is funny, cause, you know, it’s Kerry and I mentioned frenchies.
I’d say Kerry goes beyond wooden into the realm of detached, aloof; he always wanted exactly what he’s gotten and now it’s poisoned his mind. Or at least the one we see in public.
I really don’t think I want to see Kerry in any Cabinet position that will ensure him lots of TV time. It isn’t that I think he’s unqualified, I just hate hearing him speak and watching his face when he does so.
‘Along the way, a fat, sneering, toothless man in a soiled wife-beater started pointing at Kerry and yelling, “Bush! I’m a Bush man!” A true dead-ender.’
No, he’s called ‘The Republican base.’
That was actually a really good piece, and it just confirms my impression that John Kerry is basically the Democrats’ Mitt Romney (the smartest thing the Republicans have done in a long time is to not nominate their John Kerry this year).
Btw, is anyone else having problems typing comments in Wonkette after upgrading to Firefox 3?
Kerry is the unique person who is a charisma vacuum. He has such a negative amount, that he starts sucking it from those around him so that everyone connected to him starts to look bad.
Admittedly, those politicians with charisma usually end up with love children from coast to coast, so being the Black Hole of Charisma might not be a bad thing in some ways, but it sure makes you look like Herman Munster compared to just about everyone else except Joe Lieberman.
Fucking hilarious. How did a critical mass of Democrats ever envision this wanker winning the White House? His one shining accomplishment has been to make Mike Dukakis look dynamic and presidential.
Oh my. Seeing that the guy who lives next to my grandparents and often walks around shirtless with a beer in his hand is, well, disturbing. No. That is not the word I was looking for… INSANE. Yes. That works.
jagorev: Yes, it clips the last letter off before wrapping.
his resemblance to munch’s “the scream” http://www.edvard-munch.com/Paintings/anxiety/scream_3.jpg is always such a perfect commentary on american politics
RuperttheBear:
“I’d say Kerry goes beyond wooden into the realm of detached, aloof; he always wanted exactly what he’s gotten and now it’s poisoned his mind. Or at least the one we see in public.”
Well, except for the whole presidency thing.
InsidiousTuna: Sec. of State? I think Richardson is a shoe-in for that.
BTW: I would love to see Hillary on the Supreme Court, making the Repubs heads explode for THE REST OF HER LIFE!!! (And if they get used to her, there’s always Bill roamin’ around.)
No doubt he will Kerry on, regardless.
DemmeFatale: As fond as I am of exploding heads, I don’t think somebody who flunked the DC bar and only spent 5 years practicing law is exactly qualified for the supreme court.
The article was hilarious.
I’m perfectly happy watching Treebeard sweat a little for a job he really doesn’t want. He ran for President, was woefully inadequate to the task, and was more than just a little responsible for us having 4 years of Douchesack. If he’s miserable with his wife’s millions and the power that comes with being a senator, he can cry me a goddamn river of salty tears.
Terry: He didn’t want the presidency. Did you see him campaign? That’s not wanting. That’s expecting.
It was one of those hard morning for Kerry. He had just seen Bush make an ass out of himself yet again. On those days, and let’s be honest it is most days, he screams profanities into a pillow. Muffling his rage and drying his tears over the fact that he lost to that clod. Then he has to gather himself and go out and do his Senatorial duties. Somedays, as the article notes, his heart just isn’t in it.
http://thesebastards.blogspot.com/
I love this. In the words of our illustrius senator, “it’s pretty neat.”
oh, and if dark walls and yellow glass are catnip for old people, couldn’t we just host 500,000 grand openings of newly desined Bob Evans restaurants across the nation on November 4th? All McCain’s supporters will be too busy chatting over omlettes and coffee to vote.