I OPPOSED the presidential candidacy of the ill-suited John Kerry in 2004 as I did that of Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. However, I find myself in agreement with the Globe that Kerry will make a fine secretary of state (“Kerry will be a wise, seasoned steward of US foreign policy,” Editorial, Dec. 22).
Many of his political positions and his missteps as a youth after returning from Vietnam that would disqualify him from the nation’s highest office actually strengthen him as a candidate for our top diplomatic post. When I met Kerry in Kabul last year during a visit to us Massachusetts guardsmen, I did not see the radical firebrand or partisan bomb-thrower that he was at various points in his career, but rather a wizened and measured man of experience and patience.
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Funny. In the early days of our republic the position of Secretary of State was seen as a stepping-stone to the Presidency. Now it is, apparently, a consolation prize.
hey, YOU: it wasnt the 'radical' Kerry who murdered hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese, laid waste to southeast Asia and lost a war that too many still view as some sort of noble venture.
nice of you to express your approval but too little, too late and just too confused. it is 'wizened' and 'measured' men such as yourself who backed the disastrous wars of recent memory. Kerry is a refreshing break from the 50s 'Father Knows Best' kind of guy who at every turn has the instincts to make this a dog-eat-dog society.