Senate committee unanimously approves John Kerry for Secretary of State; Full vote later today

Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves John Kerry as 68th secretary of state. Full Senate vote on nomination coming today.

— Robert Rizzuto (@RRizzuto413) January 29, 2013

Well, no surprise after the lovefest hearing.

Twitchy will continue to monitor this story and will bring you news from the full vote, expected this afternoon.

Update: Reaction starts to roll in.

What a stupid country we are RT .@WLTX: (AP) – Senate panel approves nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state #tcot

— The Stupendous Yappi ???????????? (@NASCARNAC) January 29, 2013

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/296278491136131072

Kerry appointment to Secretary of State paves way for nomination of Jane Fonda as Defense Secretary

— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) January 29, 2013