RFK Jr. More Qualified Than Caroline for Senate Seat?

[RFKJrNews]

RFK JR. IS GREEN, BUT NOT WITH ENVY

Bobby Kennedy Jr. is cheering on his cousin Caroline as she makes a run for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. But some Democrats still wonder why the “better-qualified Kennedy” isn’t laying claim to the office his father once held.

“Caroline is a smart woman, but expecting her to fight for New York in the U.S. Senate is like sending a butterfly collector into an NFL football game,” says a Kennedy intimate. “Bobby has proven his toughness in battling polluters and other arenas. The guy was willing to serve 30 days in jail to stop military exercises in Vieques, Puerto Rico.”

Another Democratic strategist concurs: “Bobby has a record of activism. Caroline has been involved in education. But she’s so shy. Your pedigree doesn’t qualify you to be a senator.”

Bobby did give serious thought to the Senate during a recent trip to Bhutan with wife Mary. When he returned, he consulted with his uncle, Sen. Ted Kennedy, his siblings, and with Caroline. But on Dec. 2, he announced in The New York Times that he’d decided that, if Gov. Paterson appointed him to the Senate, the campaign for reelection in 2010 would mean he’d rarely see his family.

Friends say there were other considerations. “Bobby knew the Republicans would bring up his heroin bust and who knows what else,” says one source. “He could handle it, but he didn’t want to subject his kids to it.”

The Senate salary was also an issue. As Bobby told us recently, “I have six mouths to feed.” A friend notes, “The Kennedys are not as rich as people think they are. He’s finally making a decent living. He gives well over 100 speeches a year and consults for companies.”

Mostly, adds the friend, “Bobby’s happy with what he’s accomplishing. He doesn’t feel it’s his manifest destiny to be a senator.”

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[billyoc]

1. Are there no other Kennedy's available? Just those two?

[RFKJrNews]

2. There's certainly no shortage of them!

Sort of reminds me of that old Doritos ad: "Crunch all you want -- we'll make more!"

And speaking of which, just had to share a comment someone posted on our blog today. I thought it was just hilarious!:

COMMENT POSTED BY: Greg (07:36:48)

"Thanks for the great article! One thing I found curious was that it says Bobby Jr. and his wife spent several weeks in Bhutan seriously discussing his possible appointment to this senate seat.

As someone who has spent much time in Bhutan, I find that odd.

American couples usually go to Bhutan to partake in that country’s famous fertility rituals, especially if they are having difficulty conceiving. Bhutan is a beatuiful, spiritual place that inspires many couples to “get busy” in the bedroom…their culture celebrates the phallic symbolism, and everywhere you go, you see images of the male member “hung” (pardon the pun) over doorways as symbols of good luck and fertility. No kidding…they are everywhere! Bhutan is unofficially known as the “land of the flying phallus.”

So I just wonder…if a husband and wife are going to sit down and have a serious discussion about his political future, I don’t really think they would have that discussion in Bhutan.

Speaking only for me, uh….if I were surrounded by phallic symbols while sitting there with my wife, a “serious political discussion” would be the FURTHEST thing from my mind!!!!! How about you guys?

Trust me, couples do NOT go to Bhutan to talk politics!!!!!!

I dunno what Kennedy and his wife were doing in Bhutan, probably just taking a litle vacation, but I can practically guarantee you that they were more focused on continuing the Kennedy family dynasty by adding another heir to their already-oversized brood than getting RFK Jr. a Senate seat."


True dat....and very funny! LOL

[Engineer4Obama]

8. Theres always Cathleen

She was Maryland's Lt. Gov for 8 years under Glendening. She'd probably be MD's gov right now if 9-11 didn't route democrats out of many otherwise safe offices in 2002.

[RFKJrNews]

9. I luv Kathleen

but unfortunately, she is not a resident of NYS. Therefore, not eligible.

[awoke_in_2003]

3. People should really read the Constitution...

and see what the qualification for the Senate are. She meets them.

[KamaAina]

4. Y'know, if it weren't for that pesky heroin conviction...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kennedy_Jr.#1983

In 1983, he was arrested in a Rapid City South Dakota Airport for heroin possession. A search of his carry-on bag uncovered 183 milligrams of the drug.<3> Upon entering a plea of guilty, Kennedy, then 30 years old, was sentenced to two years probation, periodic tests for drug use, treatment by joining Narcotics Anonymous, and 1,500 hours of community service by Presiding Judge Marshall P. Young.

...they might have a point.

[RFKJrNews]

5. I'd like to think America is a nation that forgives our past mistakes...

...especially when the person in question has already corrected those past mistakes and paid his debt to society.

Bobby's heroin bust was 25 years ago, he's been clean and sober ever since and proven himself an asset to his community, IMHO.

Sure, the Repubs would use it against him in a campaign...but what else is new in politics?

Last time I checked, The Republican party hardly has the market cornered on "virtuous."

More like "conduct unbecoming a U.S. Senator!"

just how many Repubs have "made mistakes" while serving as U.S. Senators, and were apparently forgiven by their constituents?

Democrats, too...Ted Kennedy has been re-elected how many times since Chappaquiddick? (Just bringing it up before somebody else does)

Hey, goes to show ya...we ARE a forgiving nation after all!

[KamaAina]

6. No argument on "asset to his community"

but why give the repukes more fuel for their 24/7 noise machine when there are plenty of other Dems out there (one of whom is also named Kennedy) to choose from?

[RFKJrNews]

7. While I strongly believe that RFK Jr. is better qualified

...I have no problem at all with Caroline taking that seat. She'd do a fine job!

[earth mom]

10. Why post that shit here?! It's OLD news!

[TexasObserver]

11. I like Jr. better for the senate.

I had defended Caroline in recent weeks, but her refusal to be a real politician, and her attempts to avoid taking important positions is unsettling.

If one cannot be a politician, one cannot be a US senator. She has to either get busy proving she's a real politician, or she needs to forget it.

RFK, Jr. unquestionably has the goods.