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Caroline Kennedy faced tax 'problem' and nanny issue, says source close to Gov. David Paterson
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Paterson said Thursday. "She was facing some potentially embarrassing personal issues" that came up during the vetting process, the source said, adding that the governor had decided she was not up to the job anyway. Kennedy cited "personal reasons" when she released a terse one-sentence statement announcing she was quitting her Senate bid. A source close to Kennedy insists she quit because her husband, Edward Schlossberg, decided he didn't want her to move to Washington. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/22/200...
POLITICS: Looks Like Gillibrand
Baseball Crank —
... ? We also had the amusing spectacle of Democrats, fresh off the Obama victory, having to explain yet again why a completely unqualified candidate should get the job, and of the Kennedy family feeling cheated that Caroline wouldn't get to join Uncle Ted in the Senate (he inherited his seat years ago) because she had tax and nanny problems. ...
NY-SEN: Looks Like Gillibrand
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... ? We also had the amusing spectacle of Democrats, fresh off the Obama victory, having to explain yet again why a completely unqualified candidate should get the job, and of the Kennedy family feeling cheated that Caroline wouldn’t get to join Uncle Ted in the Senate (he inherited his seat years ago) because she had tax and nanny problems. ...
Obama's Posse o' Change
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... And, lest we forget, let's not omit Caroline Kennedy, who dropped out of contention for the New York Senate seat amidst reports of tax and nanny problems . This is a world-class collection of losers, punks and crooks. Culture of corruption? This isn't just a culture, it's an influenza-like epidemic. Labels: ...
A Tax Problem
Wizbang —
In all the commotion surrounding State Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand's nomination to fill Hillary Clinton's vacated New York senate seat, you might have missed this interesting little tidbit about spurned damsel Caroline Kennedy Something-or-another: ALBANY - Caroline Kennedy quit trying for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat because of a " tax problem " and " potential nanny issue ," a source close to Gov. Paterson said Thursday. "She was facing some potentially embarrassing personal issues" that came up in the vetting process, the source said, adding the governor had decided she ...
