Well, it looks like Caroline Kennedy is withdrawing her Senate bid, which is as it should be. Senators should not be elected based on who they are descended from. And if something like her uncle having medical problems is truly keeping her from taking the position, then perhaps she never truly had what it took to be a US Senator.
Of course, neither I nor anyone else believes for a second that Kennedy is really withdrawing because of concerns about her uncle. What really happened is that she had the idea that she could saunter into that seat at any time and--by virtue of the Divine Right of Kennedys--everyone would be just tickled about it. And maybe if this were 1972, she would be right. But it's not 1972--it's 2009. And people, by and large, don't give a shit about the Kennedys any more (or, at least, not enough of a shit to just elect any old person who has the last name "Kennedy").
Let me reiterate that I don't necessarily have anything against Caroline Kennedy's politics or the person herself. If she really wants to be a Senator, than I say more power to her: let her run when the Senate seat comes up for reelection. But to appoint someone who is already a scion of the most powerful political family in the United States is an insult to the very notion of a meritocratic democracy.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Tell it like it is, little bro! And if she doesn't even have the stomach to waltz in, take the position, and be criticized for it, then she's really not cut out for it.
Hey, blog about being at the Inauguration!
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