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Ben Affleck Won't Run for U.S. Senate in Mass.
2012-12-27
[An Nahar] Ben Affleck is taking his name off the list of possible candidates for U.S. Sen. John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry's
Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, the Senate's current foreign policy expert, filling the vacated wingtips of Joe Biden...
seat, which would be open if the Democratic senator from Massachusetts is confirmed as secretary of state.
Hey! That's a coincidence! I'm not, either...
Affleck says in a Monday posting on his Facebook page that while he loves the political process, he will not be running for public office.

Speculation about the Cambridge, Mass., native rose slightly when he did not completely rule out a Senate bid during an appearance on CBS' Face The Nation on Sunday.

In his Facebook posting, Affleck says he would continue working with the Eastern Congo Initiative, a nonprofit organization that helps direct humanitarian aid to the war-torn region, and for other causes.

Affleck says Kerry would make a great secretary of state.
Posted by:Fred

#3  Enter our first contestant...the ultimate lightweight, Grandstand Eddie Markey.
Posted by: tu3031   2012-12-27 22:28  

#2  I would advise Ben to go for it - the US Debt-to-GDP is already well over 100%-n-steadily increasing. Sometimes its good to put in a NG wid little to no political background, as oppos to a LT Politico whom is more a static bureaucrat than a progressive innovator.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-12-27 21:42  

#1  Liberals always threaten to run (or leave the country) but rarely do. We should commend Al Franken for at least following through.
Posted by: Rjschwarz   2012-12-27 09:50  

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