And They Said Hillary Was Entitled

Can you say “Kennedy?”  Talk about “entitled.”  And, oh, Ted Kennedy’s fair haired boy did.  Between “rising oceans” and “shining lights,” the “time had come” to “change”  from the “old Washington” of the “Bush/Clinton dynasty.”   Hell, “those Clintons” were so desperate to get back into the Oval Office they thought they rightfully owned, that poor Barack Obama didn’t know who he was running against sometimes.  The mainstream media, bully blogger boyz and other Barack Obama minions, (think Father Pfleger) had a field day yelling about how Hillary Clinton wasn’t “entitled” just because she was a “Clinton.”   In fact, Hillary wasn’t “entitled” at all, the only reason she even was in politics was because people just felt sorry for her.   Hillary was forced to defend herself from those  “Bush/Clinton dynasty” accusations throughout her presidential campaign, leveled mostly by teeny-bopper “change” enthusiasts bemoaning the fact that only two families had held the presidency “their whole lives.”  No matter how thoroughly debunked; the “evil Clinton dynasty must die” theme lived on.  The fact that Bill and Hillary Clinton have about as much in common with George Bush I and II, as Oprah Winfrey has with Sarah Palin, was of no apparent consequence.  Even Bill “Judas” Richardson chimed in with the Clinton “entitlement” happy crappy in an attempt to justify his betrayal:

James Carville told the New York Times that Richardson, a former member of Bill Clinton’s Cabinet, had committed “an act of betrayal,” adding that it “came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out [Jesus] for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic.”

“I’m not going to get in the gutter like that,” Richardson responded on “Fox News Sunday.” “And you know, that’s typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton. They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency.”

But, say the magic woid, “Kennedy,” and, well, that’s a different a-okay story.  Now, the idea of “Sweet Caroline” continuing the “family legacy” has the blessing of  the world, her Uncle Ted and the press.  CNN:

Caroline Kennedy, who spent most of her life looking to steer clear of the spotlight, is capping off a year of unusually public — and political — activity with interest in the Senate seat that would be vacated by Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton.

And her interest in that seat could mean the continuation of a Kennedy legacy in the Senate that began 56 years ago with the election of her father, John F. Kennedy, as the junior senator from Massachusetts.

The New York Times, which says NOW, whose stated goal is to have HRC’s seat filled by a woman and has backed Carolyn Maloney, is reporting that the Feminist Majority, who also backed Maloney, would “go back to the board” if Kennedy were to officially seek the seat:

But reached on Friday night, Eleanor Smeal, the president of Feminist Majority, said that if Ms. Kennedy decided to seek the job, she would have to go back to her board to discuss whom they would support going forward.

“I feel that her record is extremely strong. We know she gets things done,” Ms. Smeal said of Ms. Maloney. “But there’s no question we’ll go back to the board. You’re talking to someone who thinks Ted Kennedy is the most effective senator there.”

In other words, her name is Kennedy and Unca Ted wants it.  The New York Post comes out and says it:

Powerful senator and family patriarch Ted Kennedy has been working back channels to promote niece Caroline as the replacement for Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate, family sources told The Post.

The elder Kennedy (D-Mass.), who’s battling brain cancer, has sent word to Gov. Paterson’s office that Caroline Kennedy, 51, has contacts and family connections that would mean legislation affecting New York would receive prompt attention, family sources said.

Caroline Kennedy has even less political experience than Barack Obama, and that’s saying something.  Sure, she lived in the White House when she was about six years old, but, as we know, things that happened when you were a little kid don’t count.  Despite the fact that when HRC decided she wanted to be president, she went out and earned a Senate seat then worked her ass off in it, I expect Team O to trot Richardson, the baby blogger bullies, and all the other Clinton detractors out in the next few days to mount a “rah-rah Caroline Kennedy entitled dynasty heiress good thing” campaign to give her an unearned Senate seat, a virtual lock on it in 2010,  and a leg up on a future White House run.  Not just because Caroline is a “Kennedy;” mainly because she’s not a “Clinton.   Gotta keep that torch passing from Kennedy family member to Kennedy family-sanctioned, duly-anointed, Enlightened One, back to legitimate family member, and do whatever is necessary to prevent another “Clinton” from sneaking in there when nobody’s looking, ever again.   You never know what “those people” might have planned for Chelsea.  They’re sneaky, you know.

Even though, I seem to remember that Kennedy “entitlement” thing didn’t work out too well for Ted’s presidential hopes,  did it?