yay!!! caroline is STILL in it.

[xchrom]

[Kittycat]

1. What?

[xchrom]

3. there was a miscommunication between caroline and patterson.

she is still interested in being the senator from new york.

[liberalmuse]

2. I'm on the CK bandwagon.

And I'll add another...

[xchrom]

4. oh one more

[Tatiana]

13. Third time is the charm?

[xchrom]

16. yay! i love uneven numbers! nt

[elocs]

5. Pretty simple thing to be miscommunicated.

[deaniac21]

6. It's her BIRTHRIGHT!

[xchrom]

7. what ever.

[deaniac21]

11. You know, I think you misconstrued my statement, you know?

[Dinger]

35. I Was Gonna Say The Same Thing

Hee hee.

[MajorChode]

8. I kinda thought we got away from that over 200 years ago

CK is out of the running.

Good riddance. Here's a couple of good articles on the subject:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/caroline-ken...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brendan-spiegel/a-no-vote...

[xchrom]

10. no she's not -- too bad -- so sad -- you'll get glad. nt

[Belial]

14. birthright? pleas explain?

[LSK]

27. isn't it any New York State Citizen's birthright????

[deaniac21]

32. Sarcasm alert.

[bottomtheweaver]

9. woohoo!

I was getting flashbacks to November '04!

[Tatiana]

12. Thank God.

I was so damn disappointed when they reported that she was withdrawing her name from consideration.

[4 t 4]

15. Media spewing bullshit once again

the bullshit they hope is true. Dear Media, it Is a new world, and you mostly can suck me.

[xchrom]

18. ain't that right. nt

[Dinger]

36. Aww, I Like You

[xchrom]

17. me too -- i think she'd do so well as the junior senator. nt

[Christian30]

19. Where are you getting this?

It's not on NY Times or HuffPost.

[Coexist]

Rachel Maddow's show - David Gregory spoke directly with a Kennedy family member

[xchrom]

26. i LOVED the confirmation from gregory. nt

[Christian30]

31. Still nothing on NYTimes

or HuffPost saying CK is still in...

[xchrom]

23. KO -- and Rachel -- both have reported it. nt

[Tatiana]

21. She would be fantastic as the junior Senator and a true progressive.

Also, I am reassured by the fact that she is a Kennedy. She doesn't have anything to prove. She doesn't have any high ambition. She just wants to serve the people and help government work again. When was the last time we had a Senator who just wanted to serve the public - not become powerful, or rich, or well-connected?

[Belial]

22. My wifes maiden name is Kennedy.. maybe she should run?

[Tatiana]

29. Does she have an uncle named Ted?

Continue your poo pooing if it's what floats your boat.

I just think we need to get back to finding more honest public servants who truly want to do the business of the people - Caroline being one such person. I'm not at all opposed to Cuomo.

[xchrom]

24. my feelings exactly.

she feels no pressure to do the right thing.

[Belial]

20. Link to story..

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212009/news/politics/caro...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/caroline.kennedy...

[MiniMe]

34. She actually has bowed out

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/caroline.kennedy...

CNN) -- Caroline Kennedy has given up her bid for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton.

In a one-line statement citing personal reasons, the widely considered front-runner said Thursday she told New York Gov. David Paterson a day earlier that she was no longer interested in the job.

"I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate."

The statement, provided by Kennedy's press person Stefan Friedman, was issued after hours of divergent reports Wednesday evening.

more at link

[LSK]

25. MSNBC really fucked up on that report, I hope Tweety is yelling at someone

Most of Hardball was pre-empted because of this mysteriously sourced, not confirmed story.

[xchrom]

28. i know, huh? -- just a gentle reminder

that basic journalistic work never goes out of fashion.

[Coexist]

30. the NYT was reporting it, hence the feeling it was legit.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

33. She has taken herself out of the running, citing personal reasons.

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/01/22/news/doc4...

"I informed Governor Paterson today that for personal reasons I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," she said in a one-sentence statement released after midnight. Her spokesman, Stefan Friedman, wouldn’t comment further.