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Wow, Paterson Sure F’ed This up…

So, this open New York senate seat and the selection process has been screwed up to a fair thee well, and now we’re at the he said/she said part of any good scandal. I can hear the great Ed Koch mocking it on the news as I write this.

And of course Pete King, Congressman and the Republican half of the 2010 special election, threw in his two cents as well:

“This looks more and more like the gang that can’t shoot straight. I mean, David Paterson is a good friend of mine, but so far this whole process just makes no sense at off, and we’re talking about a very important seat, in one of the most important states in the country, and we’re going without representation, and it’s just really making it look like a circus. And, you know, the position deserves more than that.”

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Is Caroline Kennedy Senator Yet?

There are still a few more Senate seats that need to be determined (Al F’n Franken), and of course the most important one is Hillary Clinton’s once she gets approved to be Obama’s Secretary of State. According to the New York Post, the JBdotC paper of record, Gov. Patterson has settled on…wait for it…CAROLINE KENNEDY! You’re shocked, aren’t you?

Let’s be honest. Unless I wake up one morning having the exact opposite opinion of the world as I did the night before, I’m voting Republican in 2010. That said, I still think that Patterson is a) making a huge political mistake, and b) over estimating how much Kennedy and/or Bloomberg money will make up for it.

Four reasons:
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NY GOP: We’re Not Dead Yet!

It’s hard to be a Republican in New York. We’re not exactly what you would call a “purple state.” I mean, the GOP has got some game. We’re not Massachusetts (or California). However, we have seen better days.

On top of all this, we have a Democrat Governor who was never elected by the people (he was anointed after the elected Democrat Governor was caught with a prostitute) set to anoint a Democrat Socialite that was never elected by the people (and who 48% don’t think is qualified for the job), just because her Uncle is people who knows people and she’s, like, BFF’s with the President-Elect.

Or is he? Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco (he’s one of us) has other ideas:
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Patterson: She Has No Experience

New York still doesn’t have someone lined up to replace Sen. Hillary Clinton once she moves to the State Department, and there’s a rumour circulating aboot someone named Caroline Kennedy who might be interested in the job.

I’m not that familiar aboot who this Caroline Kennedy is, but apparently people know her family, and according to Gov. David Patterson she has her pluses and minuses…

“Caroline Kennedy obviously does have a tremendous relationship with the president and that’s certainly a plus. She does not have much political, I mean legislative, experience which is a minus…”

So for those of you riding the short bus, let’s sum up:
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2010 Watch: The King vs. The Princess

Princess Caroline hasn’t even been coroneted as the next Senator of New York yet, and she already has an opponent for the 2010 special election…Congressman Pete King.

So sayeth the man in a recent New York Magazine article…

“I have been talking to a lot of people around the state. Giuliani is supporting me. The big issue is money. Caroline Kennedy will have access to a lot more money. I have to make sure I can get $30 million to $35 million to make this competitive.”

“She has led an almost Greta Garbo-like reclusive life and now wants to be appointed senator from the state which is the No. 1 terrorist target in the world. You need someone who can fight and knows what’s going on.”

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The Wheels Come Off Camelot v2.0

Sweet Caroline BAH BAH BAH, good times never felt so good (so good, so good, so good)…

I’ve always looked at the open New York Senate seat in that David Patterson could nominate a horse if he wanted to, and I’m voting for Pete King in 2010 regardless, so I never really thought much aboot Caroline Kennedy. However I have been mildly entertained as the wheels have started to come off. Especially when you see her out “on the campaign trail” and she seems like she’s being forced to do this against her will.

Or my personal favourite, saying that if she wasn’t appointed she had no plans to run in 2010.

Here’s Michael Goodwin with more:

But a strange thing is happening on the way to the coronation. The wheels of the bandwagon are coming off. Fantasy is giving way to inescapable truth. That truth is that Kennedy is not ready for the job and doesn’t deserve it. Somebody who loves her should tell her.

Her quest is becoming a cringe-inducing experience, as painful to watch as it must be to endure. Because she is the only survivor of that dreamy time nearly 50 years ago, she remains an iconic figure. But in the last few days, her mini-campaign has proved she has little to offer New Yorkers except her name.

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