Comments on: Senate slipping away from Caroline

By: Andrew P

Andrew P — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:18:34 +0000

Chelsea Clinton should announce that she is running in 2010, when she is 30 years old. Forget about Princess Caroline. We have to keep things in the proper dynasty.

And if the Princess is appointed, Chelsea could announce that she will challenge Patterson for the governorship.

By: onwatch

onwatch — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:43:43 +0000

I do not see the relevance or even the truth in this article. it seems like factual makeup for a purpose

By: myskylark

myskylark — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:46:21 +0000

That’s excellent advice. I am very sympathetic to her positions, but her fame, wealth and connections coupled with her lack of experience would make an appointment very troubling. You’re right. She should announce fo0r 2010 and spend the time honing her skills, meeting people the way Hillary did.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:30:45 +0000

What you have here is an essentially shy, introverted person who does not really perceive the discontent out there right now. After all, the economy is very likely not affecting HER, so why should she be aware? Oh I forgot, she said “these are tough times” as one of her reasons for wanting to be in the Senate–maybe she had to cut back to a mani/pedi only once a week? But let’s give her the benefit of the doubt, she may have a romanticized image of herself “helping” Joe Sixpack as he struggles to feed the brood. That’s the trouble with the Kennedys…they are the government, and they are just here to help.

By: Ottovbvs

Ottovbvs — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:52:17 +0000

This seems more like an exercise in wish fulfilment than anything else. I see no signs whatever it’s slipping away from her. Ragone takes the chattering classes who are basically trying to stir controversy to sell papers and a few disgruntled dems at place like Daily Kos a lot more seriously than anyone else does in the real world. The public is not paying much attention anyway, too busy wrapping presents. I’d still put my money on her getting it.

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:14:25 +0000

I have no grudge against her for seeking the appointment – I just think that if she really wants in on a political seat, then she probably needed to do an awful lot more an awful lot earlier. But it’s an appointment process, anyone should be able to throw their name in if they really want to – they just have to accept the consequences.

I think the media, the left and everyone else speaking ad nauseum about whether she’s qualified, the role of nepotism and all that has just been using all that as an excuse to explore THOSE issues – which is fine.

But I really object to the way they’ve used her as the whipping child for all those issues. That’s been wrong from the start – the Palinizing thing is absurd and I particularly resent anyone who has tried to diminish what she did while raising her kids as being only wrapped in childrearing and not bona fide experience that contributes to one’s skill set. It’s just sexist to beat up on her or any woman that way and I thought the whole point of Palin was supposed to be that EVEN PTA and hockey moms have value, not the opposite.

By: kranky kritter

kranky kritter — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:05:57 +0000

Dynastic nepotism about covers it. I don’t know about digging a hole, I just think this proposed appointment legitimately has rubbed many folks the wrong way, myself included. I can’t imagine anything that she could have said or done which would have made me think she was legitimately qualified, or stop thinking that insiders were horse-trading to put the fix in for her.

And I agree with your takeaway, since I’ve been saying the same thing. If she wants it, she should run for it. A person appointed to an important job like senator should have legislative experience or a very comparable substitute. If they dpn’t, they must be expected to make their case before the people.