ANOTHER DISGRACE – AT 1:55 P.M. ET:   Former Secretary of State John Kerry, a man whose ego vastly exceeds his intellect, has been doing some freelancing.  It has been reported before, but this is the first time he's confirmed the details.  From the Washington Free Beacon: 

Former Secretary of State John Kerry disclosed that he has been conducting rogue diplomacy with top Iranian officials to salvage the landmark nuclear deal and push the Islamic Republic to negotiate its contested missile program, according to recent remarks.

Kerry, in an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt to promote his new book, said that he has met with Iranian Former Minister Javad Zarif—the former secretary's onetime negotiating partner—three or four times in recent months behind the Trump administration's back.

"I think I've seen him three or four times," Kerry said, adding that he has been conducting sensitive diplomacy without the current administration's authorization. Kerry said he has criticized the current administration in these discussions, chiding it for not pursuing negotiations from Iran, despite the country's fevered rhetoric about the U.S. president.

Kerry's comments are in line with previous reporting on his behind-the-scenes attempts to save the nuclear deal and ensure that Iran continues receiving billions in cash windfalls. These payments were brought to a halt by the Trump administration when it abandoned the nuclear agreement and reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran that have nearly toppled its economy and sparked a popular revolution.

COMMENT:  It is grossly inappropriate for a former secretary of state to pursue private diplomacy.  I don't know if it's a violation of the Logan Act, which is supposed to prevent such things, but it complicates the strategy of the current secretary, Mike Pompeo.

And the nerve of Grand Admiral Kerry to criticize the current administration to a foreign enemy.  Who does he think he is?  Well, we know that.  All he has to add is the halo around his head.

This is the Washington establishment at its worst.  Even Richard Nixon stressed, when he was elected president in 1968, that we have one president at a time, cautioning his staff not to become over-eager before inauguration. 

Kerry's behavior not only gives aid and comfort to an enemy, it encourages our so-called "allies" in the European Union, who care only about their business deals with Iran, and are trying to short-circuit President Trump's clear-headed attempts to change Iranian policy on missiles and nuclear weapons.

September 12, 2018