Cameron Kerry, the senator's brother, said that he's "not going to just walk away and lick his wounds."
Having succeeded beyond belief with the Democrats' selection of Kerry, Divine Intervention may once again play a role by offering up Hillary for sacrifice in 2008. The Clintons are gifts from heaven that keep on giving.
Donna Brazile as McAuliffe's replacement would be, pardon the mixed metaphor, icing on the Clinton cake -- though I recognize it's too early for dessert.
Kerry will go back to being a back bencher in the senate. He like his life that way. Not too much work, he could go off and enjoy his life of wealth and luxury. No, he's not going to take up the "reins of leadership" in the senate. His whole life was aimed toward the presidency. He will NEVER get that chance again. He'll go back to being the absentee senator from MA.
One of the first things Republicans should do is expand the tax cuts (lower tax rates, not credits or deductions). Watch the Dems squirm and Kerry flipflop.
Mr.Kerry will first have to survive the traitor trial which should be starting soon, now that the election is over.
Kerry, whose ONLY experience as a "leader" was with the VVAW, will go back to the Senate in his capacity as chief chair duster - keeping the dust from collecting on his chair, but not much good for anything else.
His fellow Dems might expect him to "take the lead" are asking a wheel of limberger cheese to become a rose bush.
Ain't gonna happen.
Besides, we win more elections as long as the "team" of Clinton/McAuliffe are calling the shots.
If you look at it that way, Kerry was a good choice for the Dems; he got them that close. They may run him again with a bit of correction for 100K in Ohio. A regional running mate for instance.
Arnie siad it best: "Why should I listen to losers?"
He is still going to have to answer to the charges of aiding and abetting the enemy brought on by Winter Soldier and the Swifties. The media will not be able to keep passing on this now. I for one am looking forward to his answering these charges and am equally sure he will be raked over the coals by his party for losing. They are looking for any excuse to explain their loss. Kerry's past offers the single most viable explanation and gives the rest of them a pass on their own failings.
Well, if this week's vitriolic editorial comments are any indication, his constituency lost interest in his guidance before Wednesday afternoon's concession speech.
"Kerry would be the person that could help him accomplish that, but if not, there will be a hunger for someone to stand up to Bush."
If Kerry doesn't offer a conciliatory tone, it'll be one more nail in the Democrat coffin. The country is more united behind this president and his agenda (as evidenced by the congressional gains) than they have been in a generation. More of their same partisanship will only hurt their party and show them to be dividers, not uniters.
Plus which, how much of the heartland or the nation really wants to rally behind the junior senator from a liberal east coast state...in opposition to a popular sitting president? He never really scored well with democrats...he was just the most viable "anybody but Bush" on the ballot.
Snort. He'd have to show up first.
this require Kerry to actually show up and want to work... and want to work hard... i highly doubt this will happen...
Bush has no reason whatsoever to speak with kerry.
It's really up to the Democrats to speak with him and decide whether they want to give him an imporant role.
It's unlikely. Why would they give an important post to a man who never shows up for work? Moreover, a man with no real power base, who was mainly a sock puppet for Teddy Kennedy in the war of Kennedys vs clintons for control of the party? Teddy needed Kerry because Chappaquiddick makes it impossible for him to run for president. But he certainly doesn't need him to take his place as a power broker in the Senate.