Out-of-the-blue, Caroline Kennedy confided to a friend recently, her intention to pursue the Senate Seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton.
Caroline Kennedy is the daughter of former charismatic U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, and celebrated socialite and Art Patron, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
After wrestling with the idea for a few days, sources reported that the normally camera-shy Kennedy, made up her mind to ask the Governor - David A. Paterson (New York) - to consider her for the post.
At the time of the announcement, the Governor could not be reached for comment because he is currently on a jaunt to Utica.
In spite of this, apparently Ms. Kennedy has been putting in personal phone calls to potential supporters in the political arena, to inform them of her intentions.
Her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy, once held that office.
A handful of agitated Democrats are allegedly questioning her credentials from the get-go.
The turn of events has managed to rustle up the quote of the day in my estimation.
When U.S. Representative Gary Ackerman (a Queens Democrat) was asked what - if any - were Ms. Kennedy's qualifications to hold the post, he allegedly quipped that he didn't really know except for one thing.
"She has name recognition, but so does J. Lo."
Ouch!
