Caroline Kennedy, US House of Lords?

December 19, 2008 Albert Milliron politics 0

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    “I don’t know what Caroline Kennedy‘s qualifications are. Except that she has name recognition, but so does J-Lo.”

    — Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.)

    Right idea, wrong argument. The problem with Caroline Kennedy’s presumption to Hillary Clinton‘s soon-to-be-vacated Senate seat is not lack of qualification or experience. The Senate houses lots of inexperienced rookies — wealthy businessmen, sports stars, even the occasional actor.

    The problem is Kennedy’s sense of entitlement. Given her rather modest achievements, she is trading entirely on pedigree.

    I hate to be a good-government scold, but wasn’t the American experiment a rather firm renunciation of government by pedigree?

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