The nation is on the cusp of a depression. We have an raw, naive and untested President taking office next monh. New York State’s economy is tanking. What New York State does not need is yet another mere celebrity senator. The people of New York should be represented in the Senate by a leader and not a mere celebrity. David Patterson, say no to Mrs. Schlossberg’s Alice in Wonderland request to become an unelected, unqualified and unwelcome Senator.
Mrs. Schlossberg is not winning over every leftard, Alan Colmes: [1]
Just what does it take to be a senator? Fundraising ability? An understanding of the issues? Electability A marquee name? Maybe we’re so depressed as a country that anything that can bring us a whiff of Camelot is acceptable. Now that Caroline Kennedy has made it known that she would like to be the next senator from New York, replacing the soon-to-be secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, it is fair to ask these questions.
And Bob Fertik, Democrats [2]:
But even if she adopts progressive positions on all the issues, how can she possibly represent me or my fellow 20 million New Yorkers? She comes from a rich dynastic family, was a national celebrity from birth, and never had to struggle to get a job or pay a bill in her life.
Sure FDR was rich and did a pretty good job. But he still had to work his way up the political ladder by fighting for key Democratic constituencies like labor unions. Caroline wants to come in at the top without having fought tough political battles for anyone.
By the way, I find Fertik about two all beef patties short of a Big Mac, but amusing.
However the best reason to just say no to Mrs. Schlossberg’, Chris Cillizza, Washington Post [3]:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) urged New York Gov. David Paterson to appoint Caroline Kennedy to the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a Democratic strategist familiar with Reid’s thinking.
Reid and Paterson spoke by phone last week, according to the source. The call was not prompted by Kennedy or anyone in her inner circle but rather was based on Reid’s belief in her qualifications to serve and her ability to run for and win the seat in a 2010 special election.
Dirty Harry would never endorse a competent and clean canidate for the Senate. Dirty Harry doesn’t want a legislator, he wants a whore to carry BO’s dirty water.
Memo, to Blind Man Patterson, appoint Mrs. Schlossberg’ and you will always be refered as the blind governor.