John Kerry

What is completely funny is the provincial way both the Boston paper's reacted to Kerry's op-ed. The fact is that he is the undisputed Senate Democratic expert on foreign policy. His position, his thoughtfulness and his experience make this so - and make him the obvious surrogate for the President here. In addition, as seen by his own run and the START floor debate, there are very very few people who can speak as clearly and well on difficult foreign policy issues as Kerry.

Rebutting Romney is not something that the Secretary of State should do as she is not suppose to be partisan. It was good to have Kerry explaining why Obama is right and Romney does not really understand the situation.

I second your frustration that this, like most things, brings talk of wanting a position. Yet, if excelling at defending Obama on foreign policy was the path to Secretary of State, Kerry would have been confirmed as SoS in 2009. I really do not think he will be picked when Hillary leaves. Consider that the MA seat would not necessarily go to a Democrat - especially if Brown loses. (Not to mention if Brown loses and the loss of Kerry's seat could swing the Senate - it won't happen.)