Posted on 12/07/2008 4:44:38 PM PST by melt
ALBANY - Caroline Kennedy's interest in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton could reignite tensions between two political powerhouse families: the Kennedys and Cuomos, political insiders say.
Kennedy's cousin is the ex-wife of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is considered a front-runner for Gov. Paterson's appointment to replace Clinton.
The sudden interest by Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy and niece to the late Robert F. Kennedy, who once held the seat, throws a titillating wrench into the works, insiders say.
"It's awkward," said one well-known Democrat. "If she's serious, there could be a serious behind-the-scenes war with lots of personal baggage behind it."
Cuomo, whose father, Mario, was a three-term New York governor, was married in 1990 to Kerry Kennedy, Caroline's cousin. The power couple had three children.
In 2003, the two went through a nasty and very public divorce, with the Kennedys believing that Cuomo fed dirt on his wife's extramarital affair to the media.
"Andrew double-crossed my sister," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was once quoted as saying.
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Snort, guffaw...
You have to love it. Three generations later the word "dissipated" is the first thing to come to mind re: Kennedy's.
Seriously, Andrew Cuomo and Caroline owe one thing to the rest of us poor, unwashed wannabees:
I think they both should start taking flying lessons...
the question for the GOP is:
Would we rather have a not-exactly-ambitious quasi-intellectual with a big family name OR an ambitious evil lawyer would wants to be in a family dynasty??
I’d favor the dimbulb Kennedy since she won’t be seeking anything beyond the fame of the Senate seat. sometimes it’s better to have the stooge in office than a rival would wants to use the office to ‘do great things’ like Elliot Spitzer or Barack Obama.
Gov. Paterson doesn’t know whether to $hit or go blind. Wait a minute...
May as well. I know it would aggravate me.
Can't we send someone named Schwartz or Malone or Miller or even Schickelgrubber, for crying out loud? Why keep returning to the same old tainted families???
Amen! I said that just this morning to my hubby..that it is dangerous these days with all the political dynastic families and these same ones populate the house or senate..we need new fresh CLEAN blood.
Do you think they will hold the dual in Ft Marcy Park?
Disturbing to see the rise of a permanent political class in this country.
The Kennedy tramp cheated on him, and he double-crossed her?
I met Lazio during the RNC Convention in NYC in 2004. He is a HUNK!!!
But term limits can only be imposed by those whose terms would be limited. I don't think it's gonn'a happen.
ping
Wonder how many caught the Schickelgruber reference?
Too much information!
*LOL*
What qualification is needed to sit on your ass and talk?
True.
you mean my painter?
My thoughts exactly. Elections are becoming Coronations.
It's reminiscent of 1776...
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