It looks like the Kennedys will have their way. They seem to be rallying around Carolines expressed interest in the job. In fact, Robert Kennedy said if she was selected, all the Kennedy's would come out in droves to help her in 2010 when she would have to run for the seat.
There seem to be many other qualified people that should be seriously considered to replace Hillary Clinton, but the heat will now be on Paterson to select her. Many had hoped that Andrew Cuomo would be appointed. Once the rumor began to leak early in the week, it was a mild warning for others to begin to express lack of interest.
Caroline Kennedy is a staunch Obama supporter, yet the Obama camp claims no pressure is coming from that end. Believe me, if Caroline wants it, she will get it.
Caroline Kennedy interested in NY Senate seat
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS- 9:00 PM EST, December 5, 2008
WASHINGTON - Caroline Kennedy is interested in the Senate
seat that would open once Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary
of state, according to a close relative who says the powerful
Kennedy clan is fully behind her rising to the office previously
held by her uncle.
"I know she's interested," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The
Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday. "She spent a lot
of her life balancing public service with obligations to her
family. Now her children are grown, and she is ready to move onto a
bigger stage."
If Clinton is confirmed to President-elect Barack Obama's
cabinet, New York Gov. David Paterson will appoint someone to fill
the seat for two years.
The Kennedy family's connections and history cannot force
Paterson to choose Caroline, but the family's strong support could
make it difficult for him not to.
continued at NewsDays
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