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Caroline Kennedy for US Senate?: Royalty Continues in the Colonies
The Moderate Voice —
... Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has spoken with New York’s governor regarding the Senate seat which may be open soon, should Hillary Clinton’s nomination for Secretary of State go through.* Her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has confirmed that she is interested in the post. ...
Caroline Kennedy for US Senate? Royalty Continues in the Colonies
The Moderate Voice —
... Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has spoken with New York’s governor regarding the Senate seat which may be open soon, should Hillary Clinton’s nomination for Secretary of State go through.* Her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has confirmed that she is interested in the post. ...
The Saturday Word: Roads and Cars
The Caucus —
... . It will only take one vote, however, to determine the next senator from New York – that of Gov. David A. Paterson – and Caroline Kennedy , daughter of John F. Kennedy, is said to be campaigning for it. Meanwhile, her uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, who is suffering from a brain tumor, is ...
Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"I believe that she is considering it."
-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., quoted by the New York Times, confirming that his cousin, Caroline Kennedy, is talking to Gov. David Paterson about an appointment to Sen. Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat.
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos —
Now that the election is over, William Ayers weighs in on the issue of guilt by association. Via Atrios, the Broder-bounce has finally arrived: But the folks over at the Gallup Poll have found historically that American voters tend to start re-liking their outgoing presidents, even after dumping them -- once the end of their term is in sight. Now, with less than seven weeks to go out of Bush's 416 weeks in office, his popularity has jumped to 28%. Still not that great. Is the investigation into the firing of seven US Attorneys (finally) zeroing in on Alberto Gonzales? It took more ...
Saturday reading: Infrastructure
Ben Smith's Blog —
Obama offers more detail about the infrastructure he'd like to spend on.
He speaks against a visibly urban backdrop.
Biden surrenders some of Cheney's power.
Caroline will talk to Menendez, and Jason Horowitz notes a key Paterson-Kennedy backchannel.
RFK Jr. says she's considering it.
I'm still a bit of a skeptic: Her resume, and her personality, don't scream U.S. Senate. But it may be hers for the asking.
Hopeless Spitzer ...
Caroline Kennedy? Thanks But No Thanks
Firedoglake —
... Everyone seems to be salivating because Caroline Kennedy called David Patterson and is apparently interested in the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. ...
Jane Hamsher: Caroline Kennedy? Thanks But No Thanks
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Everyone seems to be salivating because Caroline Kennedy called David Patterson and is apparently interested in the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. ...
to the manor born
Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda —
... Everyone seems to be salivating because Caroline Kennedy called David Patterson [sic] and is apparently interested in the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. ...
If Not One Kennedy, Perhaps Another, a 3rd Kennedy Says
The Caucus —
... . But after news that Gov. David A. Paterson and Caroline Kennedy — Ms. Kennedy’s cousin — had spoken about the Senate job , Ms. Kennedy was back on the airwaves today. Same channel, same (almost) message: My cousin Caroline, she said, would make an excellent next United States senator from New York. ...
