I missed this; doesn't fit the current national narrative, so they've got to lay low?

By Thomas Burr @ Salt Lake Tribune, Jan. 30

[....] (John) Kerry turned over the gavel to Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, on Saturday at the annual dinner, which is closed to the news media. But as always, some of the best jokes found their way out of the ballroom.

“Just think, Mitt and I are two of the only people who understand the temptation to run for office in every state where you own a home,” Kerry joked, according to Politico.

“Mitt and I do have a lot in common. Mitt has run for the presidency; I’ve run for the presidency,” Kerry added. “Mitt has represented the great state of Massachusetts; I’ve represented the great state of Massachusetts. Mitt’s running mate, Paul Ryan, went on to become speaker of the House; my running mate, John Edwards, got booted out of his house.”

Kerry hugged Romney at one point, The Washington Post said [....]