Reply #93: My sentiments entirely! I couldn't have said it better.

[CTyankee]

That Obama thinks so highly of her just reinforces my view of her. His judgment is pretty damn good and I really don't think he's all starry eyed over her. He just respects her deeply and doesn't mind asking her for this. I think it underscores the importance of getting his agenda through Congress; it is where she can be enormously helpful. I think she knew that the "time had come."

I am dismayed by the disrespectful tone of some DUers about Caroline Kennedy. They regard her as some kind of schemer who is "obsessed" with her family's story! I think that's crazy. She strikes me as one of the most balanced members of the Kennedy family (see my post above on this). It is so unfair and I feel embarrassed that any of my fellow liberals would act like this!

I do, however, think it's worth considering the "dynasty" issue. There are a lot of DUers distressed about this. I know of one who is downright apoplectic, a really angry person. Here's a thought about dynasty: the whole idea of a ruling dynasty is distasteful from the point of view of a democracy and I agree with that entirely. Now, one would think that Obama is at polar opposites with anything that smacks of dynasty, yet he is her strongest proponent. So, what he knows about her must have convinced him that she transcends the dynasty issue. I think we have to remember that our second president, himself a founder of our nation, had a son who also served as president. Yet no dynasty of Adamses ever came into being. So if it was ok for old John Adams, it's just fine with me!

Oh, by the way, could you tell me what GMTA stands for? I've been wracking my brain trying to figure it out...