Kerry Possible Cabinet Position Vacant Senate Seat? - Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick No To Special Election - He Will Appoint Kerry Successor

Speculation over John Kerry’s (D-MA) possible inclusion in an Obama cabinet, has Massachusetts politician’s gearing up for a run at the Senate should there be a special election. From Attorney General Martha Coakley to former Governor William Weld, are expressing interest. Not so fast: Governor Deval Patrick has decided than allowing a special election that might not be in the best interests of the Democrat Party, he will simply change the law of the Commonwealth and appoint the next US Senator from MA. Who might Governor Deval Patrick have in mind – Ted Kennedy’s wife, Vikki and his nephew Joseph Kennedy II. Patrick is putting his political party’s interest ahead of the interests of the Commonwealth – nothing new. Deval Patrick, the original “Yes We Can”, man - came up through the same Chicago political scene as Barack Obama (both men have been guided by David Axelrod) and will be up for re-election in 2010.