Political Perceptions: Caroline Kennedy’s Appointment: Good Idea?

Is the likely appointment of Caroline Kennedy to fill Hillary Clinton’s New York Senate seat accelerating a “trend toward dynasty politics?” Charles Mahtesian writes on Politico that it may be. President-elect Barack Obama’s “secretary of state will be Hillary Clinton, the wife of the former president. The Senate seat she’ll vacate is being pursued by Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of a president and the niece of two senators. Joe Biden’s Senate seat may go to his son Beau. Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar , Obama’s pick for Interior Secretary, could end up being replaced by his brother, Rep. John Salazar . And Obama’s own seat could go to the son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. – less likely now in light of developments in the Rod Blagojevich scandal – or to the daughter of Illinois’ current House speaker. The U.S. Senate could end up looking like an American version of the House of Lords – and Republicans have begun to take notice.” When the dust settles, Mahtesian writes, “it’s entirely ... (link)