Remember earlier this year when Caroline Kennedy put her name in the ring to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate, but was left twisting in the wind and eventually overlooked by NY Gov. David Paterson? Now, word comes that the snub of Caroline was no accident, but was actually orchestrated by Bill Clinton!
According to Maureen Dowd of The New York Times, a “vengeful” Bill Clinton aggressively lobbied Gov. Paterson to keep Kennedy OUT of the Senate. Dowd said:
“…the loopy Gov. David Paterson was dragging her (Caroline) through mud and refusing to announce a decision on the appointment for the New York Senate seat. Paterson was being lobbied by a vengeful Bill Clinton. Bill was still upset at Caroline for bestowing the Camelot mantle, which he had tried to claim during his campaigns, on Obama.”
So according to Dowd, when Bill didn’t get the Kennedy endorsement he sought for Hillary’s presidential run and it went to Obama instead, revenge took over and he made sure Caroline would NOT dare be the choice to replace his wife in the Senate. Classy!
The truth is, I wouldn't be surprised IF it turned out to be true. Bill is a piece of work. But in fairness, as I recall….Caroline really wasn't ready for "prime-time" as a political candidate. She mumbled and muttered her way through the 2 or 3 press conferences held for her. IMO, her "roll-out" performances started poor and went downhill…FAST.I honestly think she just got caught up in the "Obama" moment.