Well, I actually agree that Kerry is the perfect choice for Obama’s SecState.
That’s not because I think Kerry is particularly bright, or an intuitive statesman. He’s neither. But his world views dovetail with Obama’s, and he’s likely to sail through confirmation hearings with only the most feeble attempts to scrutinize his records. Popular or not, Kerry’s a part of the Senatorial club, and *usually* that means getting a pass unless there is a bigger political fish that can be fried in the process (Hagel at Defense being one likely example to come). Obama won’t find a more willing stooge with as much of a lock on the nomination.
It doesn’t matter who served in the Obama administration. It’s really like Obama is a monarch and holds all of the offices himself.