Kerry on 2016. "Nobody Says Never"

[mylye2222]

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/john-kerry-2016-elections-114992.html

If it could be a reachable goal.... if only... but even if John Kerry tried...the Clintons machine would crash him....

[OKNancy]

1. interesting.. Kerry and Clinton hold almost identical views and votes

and he is even richer than she is.

[mylye2222]

3. Oh non. There is huge differences between them.

Especially on how to practice politics.

[wyldwolf]

28. Give us examples (sitting back in gleeful anticipation)

[Renew Deal]

7. Kerry has been around a lot longer an has more votes.

But having similar votes with Kerry isn't a bad thing. He's reliably liberal. He just can't always remember which position he supports.

[mylye2222]

8. Ok. Here are you using GOP "flip flop " meme.

Doesnt seems it is much a problem when it comes to Venerate Hillary Clinton!

[madokie]

16. You're full of it

He hasn't even headed for the gate yet and you're already talking republiCON puke bullshit
LOL

[mylye2222]

17. K&R.

[Sanity Claws]

2. I hope the Democratic Party is ready to say

Never.
Yes, w stole the election but Kerry was weak and did not challenge the theft because he wanted to run again in 2008.

[mylye2222]

6. Kerry. Was.Not."Weak".

He investigated fraud. However it was dilligented under the radar....since Dem power structure abd chairman, (who were in fact happy he "lost" to then expect Hillary 2008,) didnt offered him any party backing for public challenge.

[Renew Deal]

4. Never

He would have to resign to run and he's not going to do that. Ironically Kerry is now more likely to run than Warren. It is a shame Kerry won the nomination in 2004. We could have done better.

[msanthrope]

5. I'd love him as a veep. nt

[Renew Deal]

9. He'd be serviceable as VP

Though I wonder if he'd be a drag on the ticket.

[msanthrope]

10. Well....he doesn't have Biden's charm. That's for sure. nt

[mylye2222]

11. You nailed it. The real plague of midern politics...

Is that "charm" and "popularity" seems more important that " integrity" "expertise" or " issues"

[Warren DeMontague]

25. No, but unlike Biden he's not a long-term apologist for the drug war, either.

I think 2016 should be the year our national party catches the clue train about the direction things are heading in terms of ending marijuana prohibition.

[elias49]

12. Oh please!

What? Another rich guy who feels entitled to be President?
Let it go John.

[mylye2222]

13. As I stated above ..

Two weights... two measures.

I bet it is nit sooo an issue when Mrs Clinton feels even more entiteled? Yes. Because unlike Kerry, she loves little DC games. Unlike Kerry she is in a fashionable and mainstreamesque " popular"...

[elias49]

14. Oh, I have no great admiration for Clinton either.

Fuck dynasties.

[mylye2222]

15. You are right.

Fuck Dynasties. But Kerry doesnt come from a dynasty...

[elias49]

18. I take liberties with the word 'dynasty'

and use it, in Kerry's case, as belonging to the larger 'dynasty' of the uber-rich.

Private school in the early years, Ivy league, Skull and Bones, 4 months in SE Asia and receives medals and, damn! what a perfectly crafted start! If he hasn't been groomed for the White House since...well, since Mitt Romney...

He's worth around a quarter-billion dollars.

[mylye2222]

19. I disagree.

Private school: paid by a aunt since his father, a State employee couldn offer.

Skull and Bones: Unlike so many others he never used it on polical career improvement.

Medals: where is the problem?

Crafty start: Not that easy. Yes Kerry was a successfull VVAW sppkesman but he later paid the prices as je first ran for Congress and lost due a disgusting character assasination by the Lovell Sun and Nixon dirty tricks. Then he entered Boston law school.

And for the "rich elite guy"...Befire marrying Teresa Heinz he wasnt that rich. He was just upper middle class. Of course he got rich after marrying and also because he inheritated money from his own family.

[TwilightGardener]

20. Not gonna happen. First, he'd have to IMMEDIATELY resign

as SoS, does anyone see him doing that? He would give that up for an impossible long shot? No.

[dissentient]

21. John Kerry would be 73 years old upon inauguration, and would be the oldest president ever

beating Ronald Reagan's record of 69 years old.

That seems a long shot, and he might only be able to serve one term.

And speaking of age, Hillary also would be 69 years old, as old as Reagan was upon inauguration, so she would tie for oldest president.

That is one problem the Democrats have, in my opinion, the big stars are all becoming too old and that will be a liability in any run for president.

We need some youthful presidential contenders!

[loyalsister]

26. Reagan was the last appreciably older presidential candidate to win

Not sure who can before him. We definitely do need a younger candidate.

[FSogol]

32. Don't spread RW memes. Our party has plently of young faces that could run and

are mulling over a run. Age is not an issue for the Democrats.

This is the Koch plan of attack to foist Scott Walker, age 47 on America. Don't fall for it.

[Hot-Rod]

22. He's part of the establishment

The last thing we need is another career politician. How about someone who isn't in it for the power or money for a change?

[mylye2222]

23. Again and again same false allégations

Part of the establishment? If so why disnt he got fully party support in 2004

And remember rhe BCCI uncovering as a young Senator and how Dem direction baclashed him for years over that investigations.

[uppityperson]

24. John Kerry is a "career politician"? Who would you like to see run?

[gopiscrap]

31. yup

[randys1]

30. Count me in, like who?

[seveneyes]

27. token proclamations

Planning white lace weddings from smeared hearts and token proclamations
Rolled from stolen lipsticks across the razored webs of glass

[AtomicKitten]

29. Hmmm. Intriguing thought.

As I recall The Clinton Machine was crushed pretty good in 2008 and that's with Bill and Hillary tag-team campaigning. Lots of bluster from them doesn't necessarily correlate with success.

However, it's pretty clear Hillary intends to big foot the primary this go and proceed directly to the general. I support any effort to impede that endeavor and hopefully take her out in the primary again.