Israeli Ambassador Says Kerry Will Do A Fine Job Getting Peace Negotiations Going
“We really do appreciate his efforts and we admire his stamina,” Oren says.
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Biden Promises Better Protection For American Embassies
As Republicans ramp up pressure over Benghazi scandal, Vice President acknowledges “We have a solemn obligation to do more and more to protect them.”
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John Kerry Not Talking About Chechnya Ties To Boston Bombing
Secretary of state steers clear of foreign policy implications after Boston bombings.
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John Kerry Defends Cutting Budget For Mexico And Colombia
Secretary of State argues 14 percent cut to spending is just a “readjustment.”
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United States To Give Syrian Opposition $60 Million In Assistance
Announced this morning by Secretary of State John Kerry, the U.S. will for the first time give direct nonlethal aid to forces opposing President Bashar Assad.
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Gay Lawmaker Launches Preemptive Campaign For Ed Markey’s House Seat
Out gay Massachusetts State Rep. Carl Sciortino launched his congressional campaign Friday for the House seat currently held by Rep. Ed Markey. Markey still is in the House, though, and his election isn’t until June.
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John Kerry Literally Thanks Everyone During His Senate Farewell Address
Even the reporters!
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Only Three Senators Left Who Voted Against DOMA In Senate In 1996
“We’ve gone from a Senate that passed DOMA over my objections to one that just welcomed its first openly gay senator,” Kerry said. Sens. Boxer, Feinstein & Wyden joined Kerry in voting against DOMA in 1996.
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John Kerry Did A Guest Spot On "Cheers" Back In The ’90s
“It’s the anchorman from Channel 8.”
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Will Rand Paul Be The Ron Paul Of Foreign Policy?
Look forward to decades of the younger Paul grilling Secretary of State nominees just like his dad did Federal Reserve chairmen.
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John Kerry Calls Out Republican Senator For Missing Benghazi Briefing [[Updated]]
Kerry said to Republican Senator Ron Johnson “those of us who went to” the Benghazi briefing saw what occurred. Update In a statement Johnson says: “Senator Kerry also asked whether I had attended a specific classified briefing held last year, one that was made available to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. I became a member of the Committee quite recently, and so was not invited to the briefing offered last year.”
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John Kerry Sympathizes With Anti-War Protester Disrupting His Confirmation Hearing
“When I first came to Washington and testified, I obviously was testifying as part a group of people who came here to have their voices heard, and that is, above all, what this place is about.”
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10 Reasons Barney Frank Would Be A Great Senator For A Few Months
Three more months of Barney Frank in public office is a win for everybody. Here’s why.
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Barney Frank Asks For Senate Appointment
“I called the governor and said I think I can be a help in reaching a fair solution to some of these issues,” Frank said Friday. The appointment would be temporary, until a special election can be held.
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Holbrooke Allies Look Hopefully To John Kerry
The new Secretary of State could make his mark on Afghanistan and Pakistan. “Kindred spirits,” says the diplomat’s widow.
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Ben Affleck Ruins Christmas For Political Fans Who Want Him As A Senator
“I love Massachusetts and our political process, but I am not running for office,” he wrote on Facebook.
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John Kerry’s Favorite New Employee
The other Kerry is a low-profile staffer at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. “Sometimes I forget that she’s John Kerry’s sister.”
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John Kerry Is Really Good At Twitter
The next Secretary of State is surprisingly candid in his Twitter feed. Some shameless Mitt Romney takedowns.
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Secretary John Kerry Could Mean Senator Barney Frank
Sen. John Kerry will be nominated Secretary of State, the White House confirmed Friday; if he’s confirmed, there will be a special election. LGBT advocates back the notion, with one saying it would be “a capstone to a remarkable career in Washington.”
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The Weird World Of 2004 John Kerry Election Memes
Let’s celebrate John Kerry’s expected nomination as Secretary of State by taking a look back to the early days of Election meme-ing. WARNING: Some of these are pretty bad.
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Swift Boat Veterans Set To Give John Kerry A Pass
The group that helped sink his 2004 campaign grumbles, quietly. “I was hoping that Ms. Rice would get the nomination,” says a Swiftboater.
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Republicans Set To Confirm John Kerry
“Kerry gets a pass.”
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Why Republicans Want Mitt Romney To Go Away
Romney will carry the party’s baggage off stage. “Toxic assets” into the bad bank of Mitt.
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Republicans Pan Potential Kerry, Rice Nominations
“He’ll run into a buzz saw of Vietnam vets,” GOP aide says of potential defense secretary nomination of Sen. John Kerry. Benghazi scandal looms large in Ambassador Rice’s future.
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With Petraeus Gone, Administration Shuffle Begins In Earnest
The top CIA job is just one of many administration slots that will change hands over the coming months. Deval Patrick and Tom Daschle in the mix — and Massachusetts contemplates changing its rules.
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John Kerry Trolls Mitt Romney
A robot in Ohio.
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Kerry Compares Benghazi Attack To 9/11
Says GOP efforts to politicize deaths of four Americans is a “disgrace.”
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Kerry Slams Romney’s Massachusetts Record, Private Elevator
“The most telling thing of all, he’s not even contesting the state that he governed.”
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The Political Halloween Mask Poll Is Actually Kind Of Accurate
It’s the poll no one’s talking about, but maybe we should. (via sfgate.com)
