Do any of my fellow long term JK supporters buy into the -Kerry =Brown theory?

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81. Not owed? Why do you think Rice is being considered?

So, beside insinuating that this is the only reason I am pushing for Senator Kerry, which is insulting to me, I knew my comments about him running out his term and retiring would not sit well with Mass people. And, I never said Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee was not a prestigious postion to be in, it is just that IF the administration is wanting to just maintain the status quo and get by, Senator Kerry would not be able to accomplish very much other than as a watchdog. And even in that position, what can he really do to change anything? Especially if the administration really does not want change.
And, as you have said many times you are fine with a Rice nomination, I get it. And, as I have said, I am not fine with a Rice nomination. I think we need to do more than just try to maintain the status quo in foreign policy. I also get that Mass people do not want to lose him in the Senate. For me, that is not even a consideration, no living there. I don't think I would even miss any one of my two senators where I live. I apparently take foreign policy a little more serious than you and others here. And, frankly, I would have been pushing for Richard Holbrooke for this post, if he were still alive-over Senator Kerry. I see Rice as no more than an compfortable appointment for a President that really does not understand diplomacy and the need for strong foreign policy representation around the world.