Pardon me, but didn’t John “I-served-in-Viet-Nam” Kerry just replace old Hillary as Secretary of State? Do you suppose he thought they meant Climate Control Czar? Considering the speech he gave yesterday at the University of Virginia, there seems to be some confusion. He sounded like he was channeling Al Gore: Kerry Gives First Foreign Policy Speech … on Climate Change.
Now historically, the Secretary of State has primarily been concerned with international affairs. The operative word in the job description for the position is “foreign”. Traditionally, the SOC;
• Organizes and supervises the entire United States Department of State and the United States Foreign Service.
• Advises the President on matters relating to U.S. foreign policy, including the appointment of diplomatic representatives to other nations, and on the acceptance or dismissal of representatives from other nations.
• Participates in high-level negotiations with other countries, either bilaterally or as part of an international conference or organization, or appoints representatives to do so. This includes the negotiation of international treaties and other foreign agreements.
Oddly enough, nothing in Lurch’s Kerry’s speech yesterday seemed to fall within any of those functions;
“We as a nation must have the foresight and courage to make the investments necessary to safeguard the most sacred trust we keep for our children and grandchildren: an environment not ravaged by rising seas, deadly superstorms, devastating droughts, and the other hallmarks of a dramatically changing climate…
… “Because if we don’t rise to meet it, rising temperatures and rising sea levels will surely lead to rising costs down the road. If we waste this opportunity, it may be the only thing our generations are remembered for.”
[Yo Kerry – the only thing “rising” around here is a bunch of hot air! 
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Perhaps under the Obama administration, the Secretary of State position has been totally redefined. Guess that would explain Benghazi. Life-threatening terrorist attacks on Americans in foreign countries are really trivial occurrences when “there are unprecedented changes happening on our planet” that need to be addressed by the gods on the Potomac.
Related:
John Kerry Creates Climate for Peace ~ Our comrades at the People’s Cube found the SOC’s speech highly mock-able as well.
