The drool buckets were brought out in Washington, D.C. during Senator Kerry’s confirmation hearing this morning.
The hurl buckets were brought out elsewhere.
https://twitter.com/Ivrims/status/294506929634553856
Senator Menendez (D-NJ) topped the drool-y cake with this exchange.
Menendez to Kerry: "Mr. Secretary" – laughs. Kerry: "I thought this would be quick" and Menendez joked "I have a sense of clairvoyance."
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) January 24, 2013
Sen Menendez again refers to #Kerry as Mr. Secretary before he is confirmed..don't think there's ever been a more friendly committee hearing
— Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) January 24, 2013
Hurl. Menendez wasn’t alone. The operative word for the display today was “lovefest.”
Senator Kerry's nomination hearing so far is what one would call a lovefest. pic.twitter.com/mvPD7ui6
— Clarence Edwards (@DEinDC) January 24, 2013
@JillEBond morning–quite a lovefest at Kerry's hearing, might outdo some of best moments from Clinton yesterday–what do you think?
— Richard Lui MSNBC (@RichardLui) January 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/MollieReiss/status/294473454441345026
But even that Code Pink loon didn’t put a dent in the mutual admiration society.
Even Code Pink Can't Ruin John Kerry's Confirmation Lovefest: John Kerry's confirmation hearing to become the Se… http://t.co/MIvbWgJA
— Denise Taylor (@dentay85) January 24, 2013
You know it's a lovefest #Kerry hearing when hardest questions are about Red Sox.Can we just take vote now and move on with special elex?
— Joe Battenfeld (@joebattenfeld) January 24, 2013
Things going so well Kerry is shilling for Hagel. "He will be a strong secretary of defense."
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) January 24, 2013
Sigh.