And of course he’s black.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/person-with-knowledge-mass-gov-to-name-ex-aide-cowan-to-fill-kerrys-seat-on-interim-basis/2013/01/30/121a1ad8-6aec-11e2-9a0b-db931670f35d_story.html
Coulda been worse, Barney F** was in the running.