"John Kerry, the Most Progressive Pick ..." [View all]

"Kerry’s race and gender may, counter-intuitively, prove to be a symbolic advantage, allowing him to be the iconoclast in sheep’s clothing. As The Washington Post’s David Ignatius put it, Kerry is “surprisingly willing to challenge conventional wisdom …This unlikely contrarian streak would be an advantage, especially because it’s so well disguised"

http://prospect.org/article/john-kerry-most-progressive-pick-state-department

I just thought this was a well written piece, that contrasted the differences between, Rice, Clinton and Kerry.

I will add that "old" is a subjective state, and simply because the Senator may have a few years on Ms. Rice, doesn't mean he won't bring a fresh approach, and new ideas to the state department, and foreign policy.