Wednesday's Wall Street Journal had an article by John Fund on the Caroline Kennedy quest for the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. He points out the difference between the way the candidacy of Caroline Kennedy is being treated and the way that Sarah Palin was treated while running for Vice-President. This is a case of an unelected governor appointing someone to a normally elected position. John Fund points out that Governor Paterson would be better off appointing New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, as Andrew Cuomo might challenge him in the next New York governor's race.
Personally, considering the people New York has sent to Washington over past years, Caroline Kennedy would not be an awful appointment. She is actually a New Yorker. That's a plus (she might even be a Yankees fan!). She is also an intelligent, classy lady (why in the world would she want to go to Washington?). Admittedly, there are probably people who have paid their dues who would do a good job, but I suspect she will work hard and try to represent the people of state of New York. There will be an election for that senate seat in 2012, and then the people of New York will be able to judge the performance of whoever is appointed. Until then, they could do worse than Caroline Kennedy.
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