Kerry Appointed New Chair of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
How sad for us that someone who showed such blatant disrespect for the military during his run for president in 2004 has been appointed by President Elect Obama as the incoming Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
More than three decades after he first appeared before the panel as a 27-year-old Vietnam veteran-turned-antiwar protester, Senator John F. Kerry will be named chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, giving him enormous influence over President-elect Barack Obama’s foreign policy, according to congressional officials.
Kerry, who was elected to a fifth term from Massachusetts earlier this month, will be handed the gavel when the new Congress convenes in January, replacing Vice President-elect Joe Biden, the officials said.
Aides to Kerry said he is already laying out a broad agenda for the committee, beginning with new legislation to strengthen the United States’ hand against terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan; provide oversight of efforts to end the war in Iraq; and seize what he sees as a new opportunity to curtail the spread of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
I hope Kerry follows through, otherwise we’re in for a long, painful four years. For those of you who may have forgotten, here’s one of his worst gaffes, from the Darwin Awards:
Under pressure from many Democrats, John Kerry apologised on Wednesday, two days after appearing to tell college students that if they did not get an education, “you get stuck in Iraq”.
In a written statement, Senator Kerry said his words had been “misinterpreted to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform, and I personally apologise to any service member, family member, or American who was offended”.
The botched joke not only sapped momentum from his party in the final week of campaigning for the midterm congressional elections, it also dealt a blow to his 2008 White House aspirations.
Senator Kerry cancelled campaign appearances in three states, saying he did not want to be a “distraction”.
How sad for us, yes. But, we can thank our neighbors. Such an appointment wouldn’t have been possible if not for the citizens overwhelmingly throwing their support behind someone of Kerry’s ilk. Maybe when the glassy eyed zombies of this commonwealth start looking at the candidates and the issues instead of mindlessly checking off any name with a “D” next to it, we’ll all be better off.
Comment by Fat Bob — November 20, 2008 @ 6:20 pm
Did you know Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican? So many people mindlessly vote Democrat for no good reason other than their parents did. America has lost its ability to think. ::sigh::
Comment by sharilee — November 21, 2008 @ 1:12 am