The symbolism of John F. Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, potentially assuming the U.S. Senate seat once held by her uncle Robert Kennedy is pretty rich, especially with Sen. Edward Massachusetts, D-Mass., in declining health. But New York Gov. David Paterson has a long list of veteran Democrats to consider for the appointment to fill out Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton’s term. And as columnist George Will said on “This Week” on ABC, “public offices are not family heirlooms.”
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Can’t they find someone qualified, that actually wants the job; or is “historic symbolism” more important?
No, The Kennedys do not like the Clintons and they hope that with Caroline Kennedy in the Senate it will prevent Hillary Clinton from going bact to her old Senate seat when she is tossed under the bus.
Tell me it isn’t true!
I think it would be a stretch to see an appointment of someone who has never held an office.
“public offices are not family heirlooms.”
Was Will saying that in 2000 about the office of POTUS? He’d have been correct, if he had.
I read a rumor/speculation about appointing Bill Clinton to Hillary’s senate seat. He would be kept busy and out of the way, which would make Team Obama happy. Such would lessen the Clinton drama and all. And, should Hillary get thrown under the bus, he could always give her seat back to her.
But, gee, there is that family heirloom problem… And I am sure everyone in the Democratic party is concerned about keeping George Will happy.
“public offices are not family heirlooms.”
George Will has apparantly not talked to the Kennedys.
I’d like to see what Caroline has to offer.
Republicans like to vote in their heirlooms too you know.
I think she’s smart and talented. She has as much if not more to offer than most who run for office.
Highly intelligent, Kennedy earned a law degree from Columbia University. Unlike other members of the Kennedy family, she has chosen to stay out of the political arena and away from the public spotlight. She has spent some of her time, quietly performing public service and preserving the legacy of her father. In 1989, she helped establish the Profile in Courage Awards, which honors elected officials who have shown political courage.
Interested in constitutional law, her first book tackled the Bill of Rights. With Ellen Alderman, she co-wrote In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action, which was published in 1991. The pair wrote another book together entitled The Right to Privacy (1995). Around this time, Kennedy experienced several personal tragedies. Her mother, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, died in 1994. Five years later, her only sibling, John F. Kennedy, Jr., was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed in the ocean near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
To honor her late mother, Kennedy helped create The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, published in 2001. She has served as editor for two other anthologies: Profiles in Courage for Our Time (2002) and A Patriot’s Handbook: Songs, Poems and Speeches Every American Should Know (2003). Her latest work is A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children (2005).
Besides her book projects, she serves as president of the board of directors of the Kennedy Library Foundation. She is also a member of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award Committee and a member of the national board of directors for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
Kennedy has been married to artist and designer Edwin Schlossberg since 1986. The couple has three children: Rose, Tatiana, and Jack.
“… public offices are not family heirlooms.”
Coulda fooled the Kennedys … and the Bushes … and the LaFolletes … and the Humphreys … and the Roosevelts … and the Adamses …
“… she helped establish the Profile in Courage Awards, which honors elected officials who have shown political courage.”
Like that ever happened.
We can only dream….