Reply #3: Do we believe this to be true?

[beachmom]

After Mr. Obama was elected, Mr. Kerry lobbied hard to become his secretary of state — too hard, some administration officials say.

Mr. Kerry was stung by the rejection, and was not convinced that becoming chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee could be a worthy consolation.

“I think it took him a while, meaning a couple of months, to realize how influential he can be,” said Mr. Biden, who preceded Mr. Kerry as the committee’s chairman. “I remember having this discussion with him before we were sworn in. And it was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah, Joe, I know. I mean, goddamn.’ ”

I don't buy this above story. At least to the degree it is described. After all, John Kerry himself commented on DailyKos that he was going to be Chairman of the SFRC. So, if he was all down in the dumps about it, why would he bother commenting, which was an unusual move for him. Now I believe that JK can utter "goddamn". I just don't buy that he didn't think his chairmanship was a big deal. He testified before that committee in 1971!!

My view is that he put it out there he was interested in SoS, was disappointed when he didn't get it, but immediately threw himself into his new job as chairman of the SFRC with enthusiasm. Am I wrong about this?