I can remember a thread to the effect, if the GOP discredited Susan Rice for Sec of State, Senator erry of Massachusetts would be next in line for Sec of State. And the GOP could then win Kerry's Senate seat he would have to resign.
Does not now look like a possibility as Obama may next nominate ex Senator Hagel for Sec of State instead.
As the GOP says, curses, foiled again. In the proud tradition of Wile E, Coyare and Snidely Whiplash.
As edit in.
http://news.yahoo.com/meet-chuck-hagel-likely-secretary-defense-191347660.htm
As I also maintain, ex-Senators like Richard Lugar and John Warner would also be fine choices for Sec of State, even though they are now probably too old. As, IMHO, when John McCain and Lindsey Graham, could not now collectively amount to a pimple on the ass of those three past American GOP Senators like Hagel, Lugar, and Warner, and are now the best the current Senate GOP has to offer, its a sad sad sad day for the GOP.