A Kerry Out Moment
No, we're not having Chinese for lunch. John "Unlucky Hat" Kerry has dropped out of contention for the 2008 Democratic party nomination, according to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democrats' losing presidential candidate in 2004, does not intend to run again in 2008, a Democratic official said Wednesday.
This official said Kerry intends to seek a new six-year term in the Senate.
Kerry plans to disclose his political plans in remarks on the Senate floor later in the day, according to this official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting a formal announcement.
We'll sure miss having Kerry to kick around, though. Ok, it was no real challenge, he made it so easy, but we had some nice photoshops planned. Oh darn.
UPDATE: Hometown Boston Globe coverage has more about it:
Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, plans to say he will remain in the Senate to recommit himself to efforts to extricate the United States from the war in Iraq. His decision to stay out of the presidential race reflects a realization that he would have had an uphill climb in capturing the Democratic nomination, given the other party heavyweights who are already in the race, according to the officials, who spoke to the Globe on condition of anonymity.
By Gayle Miller, January 24, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
Senator Kerry is assuming his re-election to the Senate. Now wouldn’t it be funny if . . . ? Naw. No such luck.
Ah well - we still have Kucinich to kick around! The gift of us Ohioans to the blogsphere and comedians everywhere!
By Gaius, January 24, 2007 @ 2:16 pm
That would be very funny, wouldn’t it? Not likely, but funny.