Ken Silverstein

Andrew Sullivan and Ken Silverstein, along with many others, seem to delight in joining in the Caroline Kennedy Massacre. Ken’s reference to Kennedy as the Palin of the Left seems to typify the view that she is unqualified to serve as the junior senator from New York.

I disagree.

I believe that Ms. Kenedy has the capacity to serve in the position quite well. I don’t think that anybody questions her intellectual capacity and thus, Ken’s comparison to Sarah Palin is a bit of a stretch. Not only has Kennedy read a few things – magazines and the like – but she’s written a few things as well. Yes, yes, Sarah Palin has dashed off her share of emails, qualifying her as a “righter” but somehow, the comparison doesn’t work here.

The whole privileged-Kennedy argument rings very hollow to me. There has been not a peep about her predecessor, Hillary Clinton, who rolled into the Big Apple, carpetbag in hand and staked out her territory only a few years ago. Moreover, despite the whole privilege issue, I for one, have no complaint about the talent emerging from that family. John, Bobby, Edward, Robert Jr., Patrick – these guys have all shown remarkable ability as politicians.

No, what I think is going on here is that the Left can’t get over the fact that it didn’t screw up this election. It needs an enemy. It has been at war and has been losing badly to the Republicans for as long as many of us can remember. Now that the Republicans are bumping into themselves like a bunch of blind rats in a shoe box, the Democrats have nobody to feed on but themselves.Caroline Kennedy is the perfect foil for this collective immolation by the Left.  Today, we can add the howling from the gay community over Obama’s invitation to Rick Warren, elements in the labor community whining about Hilda Solis to the chorus of doom.  Now folks are just getting warmed up about Obama’s selection of the SEC and CFTC chairwomen.

I understand that debate is healthy but I am reminded of a recent experience I had with my 3 year old grandson. He threw a temper tantrum because he was denied a cookie. I gave him the cookie. He dropped it and continued to howl. Perhaps the Left needs to take a time out?

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