Ed Schultz likes him some Kerry! The good Senator is fast becoming a regular guest on the radio talk show host's daily program. During his call-in on Monday, he weighed in on everything from the presidential campaign to the current situation in Iraq.

When asked whether Hillary should drop out of the race, JK echoed Barack Obama's sentiment on the matter, 'I think the voters will take care of this as we go forward, and I don't think it's appropriate, and I'm not going to tell a presidential candidate when they ought to be in and whether they should be in.'

Explaining why Obama is absolutely qualified for the job in terms of foreign policy experience, he pointed out that Obama was right on Iraq, on how to approach Iraq, about Afghanistan and Pakistan being the center of the War on Terror, and that he was right about going into Pakistan on actionable intelligence to take out known and pinpointed suspects - something which he was criticized for by Hillary Clinton, but was vindicated later as the US did precicely that, and took out the number three Al Qeada operative.

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What struck me in particular, were Ed Schultz's words of praise for Senator Kerry after the call ended. Saying that if Kerry had won the election, we would be in a different and better place now, Ed went on to expose the hypocrisy of the conservatives, who accused Senator Kerry of weakness when he proposed a regional conference of all players in the Middle East, but are now praising John McCain's exact same proposal as a sign of reason and intelligence.

Ed, I hear you! With all my heart, I wish that JK were president right now. America will likely never know what it has lost out on, but I am certain Barack Obama will benefit from Senator Kerry's wisdom and advice during his terms as president. Just having him as a spokesperson and surrogate has helped Obama tremendously.

As an added bonus and treat, and to illustrate just how important it is to have Kerry in your corner, here is a clip of a Patriot Ledger editorial board meeting back in January:

With well-reasoned arguments on both Ed Schultz's show, where he has a friendly audience, and during this board meeting, where the atmosphere was neutral at best, Senator Kerry makes the case for Barack Obama for president, debunking all contrary arguments. Yes, we will take him any way we can have him. If not in the top spot, then surely behind the person vying for that spot.