Dynasties

The lefty blogosphere is imploding...imploding, I tells ya...with disagreement over whether NY Gov. Paterson should appoint Caroline Kennedy to Clinton's senate seat. Ms. Kennedy apparently is serious about wanting it.

Personally, I think talk of a "dynasty" is overblown and, frankly, unfair, given the Kennedy family's extraordinary commitment to public service. Caroline has worked hard behind the scenes for NY public schools and most recently showed enormous discretion and ability in leading the VP vetting process for Obama, proving that she knows her way around Washington. While intensely private (and refusing to cash in on her name), she's written extensively on the Bill of Rights and the Right to Privacy, indicating that her values are decidedly progressive.

And I've had a crush on her all of my life, but not, I hope, in a creepy way.