Does Caroline Kennedy Deserve the NY Seat?

[GarbagemanLB]

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[tomm2thumbs]

1. i say if hillary can do it, kennedy can do it

at least kennedy has the pulse of the state from living in it whereas hillary moved there entirely for the purpose of taking the job, not for any other reason. rather have someone clean than in insider dirtbag who has a line of lobbyists like ladies-in-waiting, all wanting to get more $$ from the bailout like Wall Street did.

[naaman fletcher]

3. I'd prefer zombie Daniel Patrick Moynihan..

But I have largely given up on the traditional idea of the true public servant (I have some hope with Obama). Kennedy has no real reason to do this other than a desire to serve, as opposed to HRC who, to me, always seemed to be primarily interested in the power. If it's not Kennedy, who will it be? The crop of NY pols is generally not that much improved over the Chicago pols. The Dems have a chance to re-capture the true idea of public service, Kennedy is the only one in the running for this seat who might help that.

IMHO

[GarbagemanLB]

4. So are Hillary and Caroline the only two politicians in all of New York?

[naaman fletcher]

5. no.. but I am not a big fan of most of the NY politicians..

[jody]

2. Signe Wilkinson's political cartoon in the Washington Post.

[dcsmart]

6. sure does

she is one of the most liberal persons in the world. of course we need her in the senate.

[damntexdem]

7. That depends -- on whether or not Patterson names her.

If he does, yes; if he doesn't, no.

[sallyseven]

8. She is as qualified as

any Republican Senator. More qualified if you ask me. She can read and write mot so much the Republican Senators. She is known by all the jerks who say she isn't.

[girl_interrupted]

10. Deserve it? No

But will she get it? Probably. I can think of many New York pols who do, like Carolyn Maloney, Carolyn McCarthy,& Kirsten Gillebrand. Gillebrand & Mc Carthy have won in tradionally republican districts to boot. Then there is Christine Quinn not only qualified but would be NY's first gay senator. Also qualified: Andrew Cuomo & Tom Suozzi.

I dont get the comparisons between Hillary & Caroline at all. Hillary actually practiced law. As a student at Yale she provided legal assistance to underprivileged and abused children at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was a children’s advocate & staff attorney at the Children’s Defense Fund in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and also worked at the city legal services providing free assistance to poor residents. While in her 20's she was recruited to serve on the presidential impeachment inquiry staff for the House of Representative’s Judiciary Committee, investigating the Watergate Scandal. She was named one of the 100 most influential attorneys in America by the National Law Journal in 1988 and 1991. She has always been interested in health care for all. She also initiated the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 1997, & The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. She campaigned in all 62 counties of NY and won an election. Caroline would just be handed the positon.

Exactly what has Caroline done that is so extraordinary, I'm not sure. We know she skipped voting in primaries and general elections. I think she's intelligent and well educated, certainly no Sarah Palin. But I can think of so many other NY'ers like Maloney who took on credit card companies & McCarthy who took on the NRA, that really know the ins & outs of NY politics and since NY is the midst of a huge budget crisis, I would feel more comfortable with them.

And I'm not so sure the Kennedy name is a guaranteed "win", Caroline's cousin Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, was Lt Governor of Maryland. When she ran for Governor , even though Maryland traditionally votes Democratic and had not elected a Republican Governor in almost 40 years, Townsend lost the race to Republican Robert Ehrlich .

If Ted Kennedy is so anxious to see his niece as a Senator maybe he should resign his seat,let Caroline be appointed to it, stay on as her mentor & teach her the ropes.

Robert Kennedy was not a New Yorker, but I'm proud to say he was elected as Senator to serve my state.

[edc]

9. Dynasty

:think: How can family political dynasties be good for a constitutional republic?

[OhioChick]

11. K&R

:kick: