Lucas Englert

Staff Writer

       With the changing of Presidential  terms often comes changes to the members of their cabinet. This recently happened with the appointment of John Kerry as the Secretary of State for President Obama’s 2nd term. Hillary Clinton stepped down from the office after being involved in politics of some fashion for over 25 years, 20 of those being spent in our nation’s capital. Her leave was not a surprise to many, considering the toll the job takes with travel, meetings, etc. This also has brought upon strong rumors that she might of stepped down to prepare for a run for the Presidency in 2016. Sure, her shoes might be big to fill, but there is no more of a qualified person to do so than John Kerry.

       John Kerry is a very established Democratic leader from the state of Massachusetts. Prior to taking the Secretary of State job he served a Lieutenant Governor for two years, followed by a long successful run in the U.S. Senate for 28 years. For many of those years he was a part of the most powerful duo in Washington D.C. along side fellow Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. Kerry is most well known though for his Presidential bid in 2004. Despite the fact that he came up short Kerry gained tremendous support throughout the campaign, and gained himself even more credibility for his political stature in the future.

        Kerry’s job will not be an easy one, as many daunting tasks with foreign lands will be upon him. Recently, conflicts and danger with North Korea might have reached a new high as they are now firing test missiles longer and more often. Sure, they have been doing this for years now, but it is well known there ultimate goal is to have a missile that can strike the U.S. if needed, Kerry will have to play a part in putting a stop to these threats. Other conflicts will include the always dangerous Middle East, and the moving on from a Libyan crisis that was dealt with poorly by his predecessor.