Corker is now a junior member of the minority party in Congress. And Ford is raking in the cash.
From The Tennessean:
Congress was the first real job Ford ever had. In the four months since the election, he has picked up four new ones — Merrill Lynch vice chairman, Fox News commentator, Vanderbilt guest professor and chairman of the Democratic Leadership Committee — the last a job that Bill Clinton used to lay the groundwork for his national political ambitions. Ford, who turns 37 next month, makes no secret of the fact that this hiatus from politics won’t last long.
"They’ve given me a big old office at Merrill Lynch," he jokingly told the audience. "I’m enjoying that. I’m enjoying life at the DLC. But public service is in my blood."
There’s no word yet on which job Ford might have in his sights. His Fox News contract reportedly includes an escape clause that he could invoke if he opts to challenge Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., next year. Or he could bide his time until 2010 and make a run for the governor’s mansion.
For certain, we haven't heard the last from Harold Ford, Jr.
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