John Kerry: The Lawyer

Beldar has a run-down of Kerry's career as a lawyer. He seems to have missed one very important episode.

In 1978 Edward Brooke was running for re-election to the Senate. As a liberal Republican and the only African-American member in that body, he was in a good position to win.

But in the summer he was crippled by a legal-ethical scandal and Paul Tsongas picked up the seat for the Dems.

Check out this picture and note the caption:

Middlesex County 1st Assistant DA John Kerry explains to the press on June 16, 1978, that an investigation into possible criminal charges stemming from US Senator Edward Brooke's admitted "misstatements" in his first divorce trial was ordered that day by Middlesex DA John Droney, right. Middlesex Assistant DA Richard Kelly looks on.