Senator John Kerry spent part of his day yesterday in Lowell touring the Hamilton Canal project site and meeting with Senator Steve Panagiotakos, Mayor Caulfield, Manager Lynch, planners and suppporters. The talk was all local but in other quarters the talk was about John Kerry and his vetting as a Vice-Presidential running mate with Barack Obama. Many sources including Politicker.com are quoting Kerry campaign manager and Lowell resident Roger Lau.

Responding to the speculation, Roger Lau, Kerry’s Senate campaign manager, said Tuesday that the senator is in no way interested in the position.

“I can’t be more clear about this. No. Not interested,” Lau told PolitickerMA.com. “The only job John Kerry is running for, contemplating, or considering, is the one he already has as senator from Massachusetts.”

That’s what yesterday was supposed to be all about as John Kerry visited Lowell and Lawrence listening to community leaders and learning more about their needs and concerns and what he as their Senator could do to help. Now I know why Fox News was following him around. Kerry himself had no comment about the vetting process.