• Barack Obama,  Bill Clinton,  Caroline Kennedy,  Chelsea Clinton,  Hillary Clinton

    Why Not Chelsea Clinton for Hillary’s Senate Seat?

    Chelsea and Bill Clinton September 2008
    Former US President Bill Clinton (L) and his daughter Chelsea Clinton listen to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 2008 in New York. Bill Clinton said he would back his wife Hillary if she became secretary of state but has even bigger political hopes for their daughter Chelsea, in an interview released Wednesday

    Chelsea is barred by the United States Constitution since she is only 28 years old from holding her mom’s Senate seat. But, it is apparent from this story that the Clinton Cabal is NOT happy with the Kennedy Klan pushing Caroline for Hillary’s seat.

    Why?

    If Hillary decided to leave as Secretary of State there would be little to no chance of her ever recapturing this Senate seat with Caroline Kennedy as the incumbent.

    Looks like Barack Obama has the Clintons right where he wants them – MARGINALIZED.


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  • Caroline Kennedy,  Hillary Clinton

    Caroline Kennedy for U.S. Senate – Going For It

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    Caroline Kennedy and Barack Obama

    Yes, as Flap said before, Caroline Kennedy will be seeking Hillary Clinton’s soon to be vacant U.S. Senate seat from New York.

    Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of an American political dynasty, has decided she will pursue the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, a person told of her decision said Monday.

    The decision came after a series of deeply personal and political conversations, in which Ms. Kennedy, who friends describe as unflashy but determined, wrestled with whether to give up what has been a lifetime of avoiding the spotlight.

    Ms. Kennedy will ask that Gov. David A. Paterson consider her for the appointment. The governor was traveling to Utica today could not immediately be reached for comment.

    If appointed, Ms. Kennedy would fill the seat once held by her uncle, the late Robert F. Kennedy.

    Ms. Kennedy has been making calls this morning to alert political figures to her interest.

    The sound you now hear is the field clearing.

    Good luck Senator Caroline Kennedy.


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  • Caroline Kennedy,  Joe Lieberman

    Caroline Kennedy for U.S. Senate – What Have You Done for Us Lately, Baby?

    Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder

    Eric Holder walks with Caroline Kennedy on Capitol Hill in Washington. Holder is President-elect Barack Obama’s Attorney General Designee, June 25, 2008

    The LEFT says Thanks But No thanks to Caroline Kennedy replacing Hillary Clinton as U.S. Senator from New York.

    It’s a truly terrible idea.

    Her leadership could have been really helpful when the rest of us were trying to keep the progressive lights on and getting the stuffing beaten out of us by a very well-financed right wing for the past eight years.  But when things were tough, she was nowhere to be found.

    Thanks Jane. The last time you were involved with Democrat Ned Lamont, Joe Lieberman won.

    Guess Caroline can start measuring the drapes.


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  • Caroline Kennedy,  David Paterson,  Hillary Clinton

    Caroline Kennedy Continues to Be Mentioned to Replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate

    Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder

    Eric Holder walks with Caroline Kennedy on Capitol Hill in Washington. Holder is President-elect Barack Obama’s Attorney General Designee, June 25, 2008

    Yes, Caroline Kennedy has been mentioned as Hillary Clinton’s replacement as a New York U.S. Senator as Hillary becomes Secretary of State. But, the story is re-emerging.

    Is this a trial baloon of a David Paterson decision?

    Could Caroline Kennedy, considered to be among the most private members of the Kennedy clan, be tapped to fill Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat?

    Kennedy — who endorsed Barack Obama in February before the Super Tuesday round of primaries — is said to be considering the possibility, according to an ABC News report.

    New York Gov. David Patterson, the man tasked with picking Hillary Clinton’s successor, is remaining mum on the process, but a spokesman for Barack Obama issued a statement in the wake of rumors the president-elect is quietly lobbying Patterson to choose Kennedy.

    “President-elect Obama has a very high regard for Caroline Kennedy,” said Obama spokesman Stephanie Cutter. “But he has not spoken with Governor Paterson or Caroline Kennedy about the race, and has no involvement in this process.”

    With Robert F. Kennedy,Jr. having taken himself out of the running earlier this week, it is likely that Caroline could get the nod for her uncle’s seat.

    Or will Paterson appoint New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to remove him from challenging Paterson for Governor in a Democrat Primary in 2010?

    Stay tuned……


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  • Caroline Kennedy,  Hillary Clinton

    Who Will Replace Hillary Clinton in the United States Senate?

    Caroline Kennedy and Eric Holder

    Eric Holder walks with Caroline Kennedy on Capitol Hill in Washington. Holder is President-elect Barack Obama’s Attorney General Designee, June 25, 2008.

    With Hillary going to the State Department who replaces her in the Senate?

    New York Gov. David Paterson will make the call — the first time a New York governor has had to make the call since Rockefeller picked Charles Goodell after Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated.

    Paterson was out with a statement today (in full after the jump) after Clinton was named Secretary of State, saying, in part, that he was “proud” of Clinton and that New York was losing a “powerful voice.”

    On replacing her, Paterson said he is “consulting with a wide variety of individuals from all across New York State. I expect to announce Senator Clinton’s replacement when the position becomes officially vacant.”

    Several names have been floated, including state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, son of former popular Gov. Mario Cuomo, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, U.S. Reps. Kirsten Gillibrand, Brian Higgins, Nydia Velazquez, Jerrold Nadler, Nita Lowey (who reportedly wants to stay in the House), Steve Israel, Gregory Meeks and Louise Slaughter, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown (the city’s first black mayor) and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. Even NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s and Caroline Kennedy’s names have been thrown out there.

    Flap says Caroline Kennedy fits the bill. Wasn’t it, after all, her Uncle’s former seat?


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