Posted on 11/16/2004 10:48:35 PM PST by kattracks
WASHINGTON - On his first day back in the Senate since losing the presidential election, Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] hunkered down for hours in his aptly labeled hideaway office in the U.S. Capitol and spurned questions about how he was adjusting.
Heading for his office, the Bay State senator told reporters he could not answer how it felt to be back because he was busy with ``stuff,'' then darted up a stairway.
Kerry attended a morning meeting at which Senate Democrats chose their leaders for next year, but did not address his colleagues.
He skipped the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon, instead dispatching one of his aides for Chinese take-out to eat in his private office.
Former Kerry running mate Sen. John Edwards [related, bio]
did speak at the luncheon, encouraging his colleagues to find a way to let voters in ``red'' states know that Democrats are on their side.
Sen. Harry Reid, who won election as Senate Democratic leader, said his colleagues are letting Kerry decide what he wants to do next.
``Sen. Kerry's going to find his own role,'' Reid (D-Nev.) said at a press conference. ``Sen. Kerry is not a shrinking violet.''
Kerry thanked some senators individually and granted interviews to Massachusetts television stations, remaining vague about possibly running again in 2008 by saying he's ``not shutting any doors.''
But he brushed off reporters who waited hours outside his office. Asked by one what the senator missed most or least about the campaign trail, Kerry replied, ``I'm not going to do an interview right now.''
After snapping ``What?'' at another journalist, who again inquired what Kerry was up to, he replied, ``Work.''
Waiting for an elevator, Kerry elaborated, ``I'm always happy to be back here. It's a privilege to represent Massachusetts.''
Kerry held a meeting to thank his staff, and aides said he spent the day making phone calls and working with staffers to prepare legislation for the next Congress. Although aides had touted a speech Kerry planned to make from the Senate floor about the national debt, it looked likely yesterday to be put off.
I think Kerry stayed in his office and cried his heart out because he isn't prez.
He's got a lot of stuff to do; he's missed work for almost a year and has to make up for the paychecks he cashed.
The Junior Senator from Massachusetts appears to be having trouble adjusting to being a nobody again. He'll get used to it because deep down inside he is a nobody.
Man alive, did we dodge a bullet with this loser. Thank you, Swiftvets.
He can run but he can't hide.... long
Theraaaayza's sucking on gin raisins. The 747's new paint job isn't dry. What role for JK? "Role Over".
Good evening, amigo!
Now, about this fella -- who's Kerry?
;-)
Loser with a capital "L".
Did Tarayza sell that Yacht yet??
Ha, ha. Wouldn't that be the first time in 20 some years.
He's just sick about not having all those celebs tripping over themselves to fawn over him while he acts like a teenybop groupie, being the headliner amongst roaring anti-Bush crowds, and not having all those secret service men making him feel like the big somebody he believes he is. I imagine how he's feeling now is akin to what has-been stars feel like.
Did he ever find his hairbrush?
Yeah, not the closer we kept hearing a billion times like a broken record player. Another reason I'm glad he lost--can you imagine if he'd won, we'd be hearing that crapola again when he went up for re-election. Now, if he does attempt to get the nomination next time, we don't have to suffer through that much bandied about "good closer" line.
Busy coming up with a new "plan"?
Newbie or not, your comment, " ... did we dodge a bullet with this loser.", is right on the money!
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I thought that Kerry left his testy in Vietnam.
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