Secretary of Defense...?

[nmckenzie]

What with Panetta preparing to paddle away from the sinking ship, what's his name appears to be releasing trial balloons regarding the possibility of nominating John Kerry as next Secretary of Defense. Story's on Drudge Report at the moment. ARGH!

[cycloneman]

I wouldn't take the job. The next mishap and your gona be the floormat.

Na, nothing is fun anymore.

[cycloneman]

When you give your oath now it reads like this.

I (state your name) do swear to take the blame for anything stupid that obama does in the name of the united socialist states of america.

[bamajoey]

If John Kerry is in the running for the job, it must mean Vladimir Putin refused.

[25yretcoastie]

Wasn't John Kerry a Viet Protester??????

[hogger129]

Originally Posted by 25yretcoastie

Wasn't John Kerry a Viet Protester??????

he was a critic, not sure if he was a protestor.

[GunnyGene]

Originally Posted by 25yretcoastie

Wasn't John Kerry a Viet Protester??????

Yes, he was. And that's putting it mildly. I watched the whole thing live in living color. There were guys ready to blow his head off. If he get's the job he'll gut the military and laugh while he's doing it.

Anti-war activism (1970–1971)
Main article: Vietnam Veterans Against the War

After returning to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). Then numbering about 20,000,[52] VVAW was considered by some (including the administration of President Richard Nixon) to be an effective, if controversial, component of the antiwar movement.[53]
Kerry at the Fulbright Hearings

On April 22, 1971, Kerry became the first Vietnam veteran to testify before Congress about the war, when he appeared before a Senate committee hearing on proposals relating to ending the war. He was still a member of the United States Navy Reserve, holding the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. Wearing green fatigues and service ribbons, he spoke for nearly two hours with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in what has been named the Fulbright Hearings, after the Chairman of the proceedings, Senator J.W. Fulbright. Kerry began with a prepared speech, in which he presented the conclusions of the Winter Soldier Investigation, and then went on to address larger policy issues.

The day after this testimony, Kerry participated in a demonstration with thousands of other veterans in which he and other veterans threw their medals and ribbons over a fence erected at the front steps of the United States Capitol building to dramatize their opposition to the war. Jack Smith, a Marine, read a statement explaining why the veterans were returning their military awards to the government. For more than two hours, almost 1000 angry veterans tossed their medals, ribbons, hats, jackets, and military papers over the fence. Each veteran gave his or her name, hometown, branch of service and a statement. Kerry threw some of his decorations as well as some given to him by other veterans to throw. As Kerry threw his decorations over the fence, his statement was: "I'm not doing this for any violent reasons, but for peace and justice, and to try and make this country wake up once and for all."[54] The documentary film Sir! No Sir! includes archival footage of Kerry at the demonstration: he is one of several young men seen throwing things over the fence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_kerry

[aa1911]

heard this on the radio, could not believe my ears...

it's insulting to even think he's being considered

[jim brady]

John Kerry as Secretary of Defense? Makes about as much sense as making (If she were still alive) Madelyn Murray O'Hare Senate Chaplin. Shows that the Communists - oooops - 'Lefties' - oooops -'Liberals' - oooops - 'Progressives' - still have nothing but absolute contempt for our armed services.

Kerry should have recalled to Active Duty and then Court Martialled for his behavior during and after his deployment to RVN, and for the shamefull lies that he spread about those of us who served there honorably. Him and Hanoi Jane are same-same.

[nmckenzie]

Originally Posted by jim brady

Him and Hanoi Jane are same-same.

I think you may've outed what's his name's Plan B nominee for Secretary of Defense (she does, after all, know how to elevate and traverse a AAA battery), or perhaps she'll be his pick to replace Hillary.