http://www.newsweek.com/id/141512A Bid for an Obama Cabinet
On the Job Market: Sen. Kerry hopes to take his foreign-relations experience to the State Department
By Mark Hosenball | NEWSWEEK
Jun 23, 2008 Issue
They both ran for the White House, though one got closer—much closer—than the other. They both sit on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with their junior colleague Barack Obama. And if the Illinois senator is elected president in November, they both apparently would like to be his secretary of State. A source close to Massachusetts' John Kerry, who asked for anonymity when discussing the senator's political aspirations, says the Foreign Relations Committee's third-ranking Democrat (and 2004 presidential runner-up) is keen to be the nation's top diplomat. That also could well be the case for Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, the committee's second-ranking Democrat (and 2008 presidential also-ran). The committee's chairman, Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, is also frequently mentioned by Democratic insiders as a potential secretary of State—though, like Dodd, he might have his eyes on a bigger prize: the vice presidency. (Kerry does not appear to harbor veep aspirations.)
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Of the three senators, Kerry endorsed Obama first. Biden and Dodd both abandoned their presidential bids after poor showings in the Iowa caucuses, but only Dodd has endorsed Obama. During the primaries, Biden said he would support the eventual nominee but remained neutral in the race between Obama and Hillary Clinton. How diplomatic.
First, who the hell is this "anonymous source" who is apparently trying to hurt Kerry in Mass.? Second, there is one scenario that certainly has its benefits:
Biden -- VP
Dodd -- SoS
Kerry -- chairman of the SFRC
OR
Biden -- VP
Kerry -- SoS
Dodd -- Chairman of the SFRC
OR
All of them out of luck, and remain 1st, 2nd, and 3rd: Biden, Dodd, Kerry on the SFRC.
Thing is, because Dodd just got implicated in the Countrywide loan scandal, I am not sure he is the best person to nominate for something.
Oh, and nice pic at the link.