Senate Changes

I want to thank one of my blog's fans for suggesting a topic for me to write about. Before I get to that let me mention to all of my readers that I am open to suggestions on many different topics. If you have a subject in politics, sports, movies, music, books, theater, etc. that you would like me to offer my thoughts on, go ahead and let me know. Today's topic is Caroline Kennedy. As you may be aware, Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, had entered the competition to replace Hillary Clinton as New York's Senator now that Clinton has been named Secretary of State (the Senate confirmed her by a vote of 94-2 yesterday). The New York Post broke the news last night that Caroline had withdrawn her name from consideration for her replacement. This is exactly the type of story that lends itself to rumors and gossip, so I am not going to comment on why I think Caroline stepped out of the race. Only she and a close circle of advisors know the real reason. Instead, I will make two points: 1) Governor David A. Paterson should choose New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo to replace Clinton in the Senate. He is extremely qualified and would be a solid replacement for Clinton, who was a great Senator for the State of New York; and 2) While it is true that Caroline stumbled on her quest to be Senator by not doing a great job in interviews and supposedly in meetings with officials, nothing should take away from the fact that she is a fine citizen and a role model worthy of admiration. She has devoted her life to improving our country's educational system and has been a successful author. She is a class act and even though she will not become a United States Senator she has already become an intelligent and graceful representative of America's First Family of Politics.