As Caroline Kennedy and her uncle Ted Kennedy continue to lobby for her to replace Hillary Clinton in the senate, questions are arising over whether she deserves it, and more importantly, is she qualified? Though many Americans who are part of the boomer generation and older may be moved to see the last of the Kennedys get in to politics, I don't think the "family business" explanation is necessarily a good approach, especially since she isn't being voted in.
After an increase in scrutiny over political back scratching post-Rod-Blagojevich-scandal, I wonder if every day Americans will still agree that Caroline Kennedy deserves a place in American politics simply because she's a Kennedy? I like Caroline Kennedy, but I am left thinking this looks an awful lot like another powerful political family throwing their weight around to get their relatives an unearned appointment (take note, Beau Biden).
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