Caroline Kennedy Withdraws from Senate Appointment

According to the NY Post, Miss Kennedy has withdrawn her name from the running to be appointed to fill former Senator Hillary Clinton’s seat.

Some speculate this may have to do with Senator Ted Kennedy’s being taken to the hospital during the inauguration ceremonies yesterday.

Others claimed she would be the best choice because of her fund-raising abilities for Governor Paterson’s re-election campaign yet to come, and other Democrats’ campaigns.

I know Caroline, and knew her mother through the publishing circuit. Caroline is a deep-hearted person there is no doubt, and she is a major philanthropic force in NY and east coast and inland, surrounding.

I’ll update this story later tonight when new facts can be confirmed. My hope is that she can see, even with propping from her relatives in various government positions, that the work of Senator is not in any way the same as the work she has been doing for decades…. that is, being a supporter of ideals and human spirit, rather than a leader whose earned their nuts in that particular arena.

Even though people who seem to be unpromising, often enough surprise the heck out of everyone… in a time like this, many are hoping for people who have more experience at the oars.

For now, the argument about her being appointed as Senator because of her being a money-bags for the Dems… well, that seems specious. My hunch is she will give her money to help Dems, regardless, appointed or not.

Past behavior, as they say, is often a good predictor of future behavior. She is a good-hearted philanthropist, in spades.