Wonderful: John “Global Test” Kerry To Replace Biden As Chair Of Senate Foreign Relations Committee

That’s right. The guy who once flew to France to engage in un-sanctioned negotiations with the North Vietnamese, who during his 2004 campaign said that American foreign policy should undergo a “global test” before being implemented, is going to be chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is expected to take over next month as chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Senate Democratic leader said on Monday.
Kerry, 65, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, would replace fellow Democratic Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, who will become President-elect Barack Obama’s vice president on January 20, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said in a statement.
“I am honored to serve as chairman of a committee which I know from my own experience as a young man can impact the course of our security and help advance our values and interests in the world,” Kerry said in a statement issued from Islamabad, Pakistan, as part of his first trip abroad as the incoming chairman.

The silver lining? He can’t be much worse than Biden was.