Kerry-a step ahead, a step behind, and stepped on

by YankeeJim | July 27, 2010 at 06:47 am

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Kerry is no loser because he is principled. He has the backing of a powerful spouse too. That helps him as he struggles with issues, sometimes independently. In my opinion, he is a war hero that can’t even get credit for that.

The climate change issue is just untimely at the moment. More timely is the environment and alternative energy. Kerry pushed the ball uphill. We’ll see if it stays in position long enough for him or someone else to move it forward.

“Kerry's lonely push on climate change

Perry Bacon Jr.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

He fell just short of winning the White House in 2004. Four years later, he was rumored to be a leading contender to be secretary of state, until President-elect Barack Obama stunned everyone by tapping his former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.

But even as Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) announced last week that he had failed in his latest political endeavor, pushing through a bill to combat climate change, he predicted eventual success, invoking a Massachusetts colleague and presidential contender.

"I just want to say to all of you on a personal level that, you know, I watched Ted Kennedy over 26 years fight to get tough things passed," Kerry said at a news conference Thursday. "And in 1970, he began that effort to pass health-care reform. We just got it this year. This is not going to take that long. This is not going to take close to that long."”