New York sure doesn't think much of itself. First they get Hillary Clinton as their senator, a woman who never lived there, but she's a celebrity. Now Caroline Kennedy wants her seat. Beyond her name, why should it be her? I think New York's missing an opportunity. Maria Shriver should buy a pad in New York and get the seat. It fits the profile of the best of both worlds.
1. She's a Kennedy.
2. She's the First Lady of California.
Now, granted, Clinton turned out to be a decent senator for the state. I guess. New York is still one of the highest taxed states with one of the biggest budget deficits, but that's more of a governor thing. (What hath Patterson and Spitzer wrought?)
It's an example of how America has its own form of aristocracy. Name recognition is king in politics.
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