Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey The Best Choice To Replace John Kerry In The US Senate!

Democratic Congressman Ed Markey of Massachusetts has announced his candidacy for the US Senate seat that will open up when John Kerry is confirmed as Secretary of State by the time of the inauguration of Barack Obama for his second term as President.

Markey has a distinguished record as one of the longest lasting members of the House of Representatives, having first been elected 36 years ago in 1976.

In a normal situation, Markey might have been able to run for the Senate years ago, but his misfortune was to come from Massachusetts, with two sterling Senators, Ted Kennedy, who served 47 years, the fourth longest service in Senate history, and John Kerry, who has served 28 years, and was the 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee against George W. Bush.

Markey has been a leader on climate change legislation, and now is speaking up vigorously for gun control legislation, and has always served his constituents with devotion, and has a reputation as a hard working liberal, who deserves this opportunity at age 66 to become a Senator. He could certainly serve a theoretical 14 years, two years of the Kerry term, and two more elections, and would then be retiring at the age 80, with the assurance that he would be a star figure in the Senate in the tradition of Kennedy and Kerry.

It is not that Massachusetts does not have other outstanding Congressmen, and others, who could fill the position, but Markey truly deserves the chance to be the nominee this coming summer, with a very good chance to defeat former Republican Senator Scott Brown, who would likely be his opponent. All good fortune to Ed Markey as he pursues the Senate seat!

One comment on “Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey The Best Choice To Replace John Kerry In The US Senate!

  1. Paul Doyle December 29, 2012 9:35 pm

    Professor,
    If you remember when the Graham/McCain/Ayotte brouhaha was going on about Susan RIce and Libya, both Senator Collins of Maine and Senator McCain threw out John Kerry as a cinch to fly through the process.

    Markey was at the top of my list in a reply to one of your posts. With Kerry and Vicki Kennedy giving him the thumbs up, he certainly looks like the front runner if there is a mini primary runoff. Rep. Capuano is making statements that he is seriously considering a run and Martha Coakley, the Atty. General of Mass. still hasn’t ruled out a run yet.
    She hurt her chances in a hung jury case she brought against the State Treasurer who made an independent run for Governor. She brought up corruption charges that Cahill used advertising money to promote the lottery with the intent that it was a de facto campaign to promote his candidacy. Very bizarre prosecution and very political.
    The jury couldn’t convict and between this high profile case that went nowhere along with her poor campaign against Scott Brown last time, she has to be considered a very long shot.

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