Talk of the Town

By Buffalo Chip

January 22, 2009 7:26 AM | Link to this

She might have made a good senator, but now we will never know.

There are several well-qualified New Yorkers for the position.

I think she did the right thing.

By georage

January 22, 2009 7:43 AM | Link to this

The Kennedy’s should stick to what they are good at … rum running and avoiding jail time.

By Bubba

January 22, 2009 8:01 AM | Link to this

We can still have a Kennedy in this seat. I propose George Kennedy.

By GaLiberal

January 22, 2009 8:03 AM | Link to this

First, she would not have been the first senator with no prior political office experience so this compliant by the Rethuglicon butt-sniffers was a red herring. Second, she went on a big high profile campaign to get people to support her, now she drops out for “personal reasons.” That’s not a good way to build political relationships. If she wants a future in politics, her withdrawal has done a lot of damage. She should have stayed in the running.

By rob l

January 22, 2009 8:05 AM | Link to this

New York politics is a sham . She had no buiseness even being considered. Im so sick of people treating the Kenedys like royalty.And like the Kings there own children will be the undoing of there legacy.

By Scott

January 22, 2009 8:17 AM | Link to this

Some Kennedy’s were meant to serve(John and Bobby). But not her. Her Uncle Teddy is another story

By Fred

January 22, 2009 8:30 AM | Link to this

Last I checked, I don’t live in New York. Yawn.

By tail

January 22, 2009 8:35 AM | Link to this

what a stupid question. it’s not our decision. none of the world’s business.

By Gavin Volvaire

January 22, 2009 8:41 AM | Link to this

What a worthless question. How are we to know if she did what was right for herself when you make no attempt to explain why she did it. All we know from this story is she did it for personal reasons. So you’re asking what exactly? If that’s a valid reason to withdraw? Personal reasons sounds like somebody has something on her. If there’s a story, it’s in the why she did it.

By TexasBoy

January 22, 2009 9:01 AM | Link to this

Who Cares. We have enough about Caroline Kennedy.

By Chaz

January 22, 2009 9:04 AM | Link to this

Well, of course she should have stayed in. Every morning I ask myself not what the Kennedys can do for me, I ask what can I do for the Kennedys. And then I’m happy.

By art

January 22, 2009 9:04 AM | Link to this

How would you like a New Yorker giving you his opinion on Saxby or Johnny? Meaningless opinion.

That said, she—like ever Kennedy before and after her—is unfit for public office.

By Grannycares

January 22, 2009 9:13 AM | Link to this

She probably withdrew her name because Paterson really did not want to nominate her!! The poor woman just is challenged in public speaking. One can only get by for just so long with YOU KNOW! Can also assure that she was not necessarily the choice of the Clintons!

By Dodge902

January 22, 2009 9:17 AM | Link to this

Good! What qualifies her for that job anyway? If she is qualified so am I.

By MyTwoCents

January 22, 2009 9:25 AM | Link to this

Does anyone really care what happens in New York??? We have enough to worry about here in GA!

By RealityKing

January 22, 2009 9:26 AM | Link to this

It’s called the Palin factor. And it’s very obvious that liberals killed Caroline Kennedy’s chance because her lack of experience highlightes Obamas..

By JAlbert

January 22, 2009 9:30 AM | Link to this

She just doesn’t seem to have the temperment for the office. Just running on the Kennedy coattail! She, and her family, will be better off, by her dropping out! JA

By IDFG

January 22, 2009 9:30 AM | Link to this

MAYBE SHE IS MOVING TO MASS TO WAIT FOR AN OPENING THERE

By G2

January 22, 2009 9:32 AM | Link to this

Now if we can just get Al Franken to back out…

By Larryg

January 22, 2009 9:35 AM | Link to this

Too bad. She can walk and chew gum at the same time. That makes her more qualified than ninety percent of the stupid liberal democrats already in Congress.

By Steve

January 22, 2009 9:36 AM | Link to this

Well, from what I hear, she publicly dropped out because Patterson wasn’t going to pick her. Trying to save face it seems. All New Yorkers (and Americans) should be thankful after this little selfish show that Governor Patterson had the good judgment to not pick her.

By Mark

January 22, 2009 9:37 AM | Link to this

It is obvious she did not want to follow the financial disclosure laws. She did not as a worker for the New York schools and said she would only after she was appointed Senator. There’s something she does not want the public to know.

By CPA

January 22, 2009 9:45 AM | Link to this

I think she should have stayed in the running. She is certainly qualified what with cashing all those trust fund checks and giving out all those cool awards at the Kennedy Center.

By Rich

January 22, 2009 9:46 AM | Link to this

I’m a liberal and have to say that she wasn’t qualified. Granted she has a lot of contacts but so did Palin. Let’s face it though….Palin is just plain dumb. Kennedy should have never entered.

By k

January 22, 2009 9:50 AM | Link to this

Kennedy has as much experience as a community activist.

By Dick

January 22, 2009 9:51 AM | Link to this

She would have been no more than a Yes person for Uncle Teddy Pooh Bear Kennedy. She wold have never been consdiered if name had not been Kennedy. Obama might be able to do something if we could also get rid of several other senators as he will wihtin 100 days pee off democratic party and they will bow up to show him wyho is in control. I don’t think Obama will ever have a complete opportunity to show what he might be able to do.

By Peter

January 22, 2009 9:53 AM | Link to this

Good decision. Good for the country. Good riddance.

By Jim

January 22, 2009 9:56 AM | Link to this

Another typical elitist democrat that can’t play by the disclosure rules. Gee, do you think the poor and downtrodden might figure out the big lie???

By Dennis

January 22, 2009 9:58 AM | Link to this

Awww… the little rich girl got mad when people questioned her. She gathered up her dollies and went home in a huff.

By lawrence

January 22, 2009 10:01 AM | Link to this

Wise up people. The governor told her that she was not going to be his choice and she tried to save face by withdrawing her name from contention.

By S

January 22, 2009 10:01 AM | Link to this

She had at least as much if not more business being considered than Hillary did!!!

By Guy

January 22, 2009 10:06 AM | Link to this

We may as well have her as this country has become a leftist and liberal nation.Just wait and see what sick decisions are about to occur. You asked for it and now you’ll get it ,big time!

By Jo

January 22, 2009 10:07 AM | Link to this

She wasn’t qualified and she knew it ! she’s one of the few ‘under the radar’ Kennedys.

By Ed

January 22, 2009 10:07 AM | Link to this

Her only “qualification” to be a senator is her DNA.

President Bush may not have been the best speaker, but 205 “you knows” is RIDICULOUS! Take a public speaking class, Caroline!

By drsoul

January 22, 2009 10:08 AM | Link to this

I think that she is probably up for an appointment in the Obama administration…something that has probably been on the table all the time… she has nothing to hide on financial disclosure…most assets are under protection of Kennedy family trusts which do not have to be detailed… who really wants to bare all their financials unless really necessary and for an important reason… board of education in a city would not qualify..

By godoggo

January 22, 2009 10:08 AM | Link to this

I agree with some of the comments above about Kennedy but if you closed your eyes and listened to Gov. Patterson…..

Does not Gov. Patterson remind you of Dr. Evil when he talks ? How he says one thing, then changes his mind or interjects soemthing that is totally off base or confusing too most…..but humorous. Maybe he hasn’t gotten his highest bid price yet ? hehehe

Can i get an AMEN ?

By Vera

January 22, 2009 10:08 AM | Link to this

We should not judge….if she said she is stepping down due to personal reasons…then that is what it is..Let’s not try to read more into this until we here all the facts. Enough said!

By who cares

January 22, 2009 10:09 AM | Link to this

ya know, ya know, ya know, years of doign drugs can fry the brain

By Tigerfan_in_GA

January 22, 2009 10:13 AM | Link to this

She should not even have been considered as she has NO experience and was going to try and get by on name alone.

By carmen

January 22, 2009 10:14 AM | Link to this

That is stupid! Why run, then back out. What kind of brains does she have? She is a member of the lucky sperm club!

By GaLiberal

January 22, 2009 10:17 AM | Link to this

By JAlbert She just doesn’t seem to have the temperment for the office. Just running on the Kennedy coattail! She, and her family, will be better off, by her dropping out! JA

You mean like George Bush who ran for governor of TX on the coattails of his daddy. Then used his “experience” to be elected president TWICE by ignornat and hateful voters. Yea, coattail politics is only for liberals from NY. I’ll bet you’re wishing that Bush has just dropped out.

When you vote Rethuglicon, you vote against your own best interests. And JAlbert is living proof.

By drsoul

January 22, 2009 10:20 AM | Link to this

She will probably take another post in the Obama administration….something that was probably already on the table… as to her financials, the board of education job did not warrant going through such a financial disclosure as the Senate.. she has nothing to hide…most assets are in Kennedy trusts and protected from detailed analysis..

By shadaway

January 22, 2009 10:23 AM | Link to this

I always pull my name out of consideration for jobs that I know I won’t get.

By bozo the clown

January 22, 2009 10:25 AM | Link to this

well, you know, I, uh, you know, kinda, sorta, you know, was looking, uh, you know, forward to this, you know, like train wreck, coming down, uh, the track…

By Pompano

January 22, 2009 10:38 AM | Link to this

The Kennedy kids had all the advantages anyone could ever want in life - yet never accomplished anything on their own. Same thing for the King clan.

By Steve

January 22, 2009 10:52 AM | Link to this

I like her, but I don’t think she had the right temperament for the gig. Would have made a better United Nations Ambassador.

By sheri

January 22, 2009 10:57 AM | Link to this

Did she not know when she threw her hat in the ring that there would be questions about her finances? What a waste of time.

By Penny

January 22, 2009 10:58 AM | Link to this

She finally woke up and realized what a dolt she was and what a thrash it was going to be. She seems nice enough, just not ready for Prime Time for sure (but then again, if she had just been able to smooth talk, she could have been elected President to a clueless American public!).

By dittohead

January 22, 2009 11:00 AM | Link to this

By Joe

January 22, 2009 11:00 AM | Link to this

She didn’t want to let the public see behind the curtain of dirty Kenneday money. She has no experience other than “being a Kennedy”. I’m glad to see everyone not try to position themselves 3 feet up her backside. Now if it had been her Brother if he was alive, it would have been like the 2nd coming……..

The sooner the Kennedy’s disappear, the better.

By steve walsh

January 22, 2009 11:02 AM | Link to this

It all has to do with Edward Kennedy and the snub he gave Hillary Clinton in her presidential bid. I’m sure she would have thumbed her nose at Caroline’s efforts. But besides that, after watching “Charlie Wilson’s War”, I have no idea what these elected idiots do for us anyway!

By Joshua Corin

January 22, 2009 11:04 AM | Link to this

Bravo for her!! She had neither the education or training to be a Senator. Although most of the current Senators do not. We should require all Senators to hold an advanced degree. The problem now is considering the current Governpr’s pedigree what type of person he will select.

By Al

January 22, 2009 11:05 AM | Link to this

One Kennedy in the Senate is bad enough. Two Kennedy’s in the Senate would be a disaster. No Kennedy’s in the Senate is the best!

By ispeakthedrewth

January 22, 2009 11:10 AM | Link to this

Is anyone really that surprised? Her lack of enthusiasm was apparent and after her dog-and-pony tour where she attempted to “reach out,” I think she realized it just wasn’t worth it to her. Then she got blistered by the press because she isn’t very well-spoken. Her heart simply wasn’t in it, we could all see that. Now she is finally admitting that fact to herself.

By RicknWarnerRobins

January 22, 2009 11:23 AM | Link to this

She backed out because of her uncle’s health? Yeah, right…my big ol hairy butt she did…she couldn’t take the heat and answer questons. She sounded about as literate as a 6 year old. Without her last name she’d be a nobody.

By Socialist

January 22, 2009 11:29 AM | Link to this

Good—the Kennedys are better at drinking and counting money.

By What?

January 22, 2009 11:30 AM | Link to this

good riddance! we don’t need another unqualified politico wannabe running for office.

By AnnieR

January 22, 2009 11:31 AM | Link to this

I think she knew she wasn’t qualified and saved herself the embarrassment of not being picked. After what the Dem’s did to Sarah Palin, it seemed unlikely that she would be a credible choice for Senate. Heck, at least Sarah is a governor!!

By Sam

January 22, 2009 11:40 AM | Link to this

She seems like too honest and sincere a person to be a Senator :-)

By John

January 22, 2009 11:44 AM | Link to this

Political neoptism has ruined this nation.

By kip

January 22, 2009 11:53 AM | Link to this

She did the BEST thing she could for the Country. I didn’t know the Kennedy’s had it in ‘em…

By Donna P.

January 22, 2009 12:02 PM | Link to this

It was a joke for her to want to be a Senator when she has NO experience. I think she bowed out gracefully to save face. I heard yesterday that she was doing so because of Ted Kennedy’s illness. I then wondered if he faked his seizure to give Caroline a way out. Just a thought.

By Chris

January 22, 2009 12:09 PM | Link to this

Inexperience does not matter. Heck we just elected the most powerful man on the planet and he doesn’t have any experience either. I sure if the national media put the same spin on Kennedy-fresh, new, a change-she could be elected by those knuckle-headed New Yorkers!

By gmk

January 22, 2009 12:15 PM | Link to this

you know, she, you know, may have, you know, been a good senator,you know, but it is better this way. She probably would,you know, have embarassed herself, you know, by her poor public speaking. also, she needs a makeover,you know.

By newsman

January 22, 2009 12:19 PM | Link to this

well you know, she might have you know made a good senator or you know maybe you know not. I guess you know we’ll you know never know you know.

By robo

January 22, 2009 12:20 PM | Link to this

Better Question: Should the lame-brained “ajc Staff” idiot have asked such an asinine, dim-witted question?

By gbl

January 22, 2009 12:22 PM | Link to this

Only in NY would they have considered such. Good riddance.

By joey

January 22, 2009 12:27 PM | Link to this

I just slashed my wrists, when I read this question. Life is not worth living on a planet with idiots that ask questions like this, about circumstances they can never know. Plus, look at all of the nitwits here from Georgia that care about a New York senatorial seat, when they probably don’t even know what a senator does.Good, I’m finally bleeding out………………………….

By SaveOurRepublic

January 22, 2009 12:54 PM | Link to this

Kennedy absolutely did the right thing by withdrawing, as she never should have “throw her hat in the ring” to begin with. Being a (faux) aristocratic “blueblood” doesn’t qualify one for Congress. I suspect it was a combination of the DNC wanting to leverage her “star” power & her own ego that drove her to (initially) pursue the Senate seat. In any event, she was grossly underqualified & has no business on “Crapitol sHill”. That being said, about 75-85% of the Congress (there now) has no business being there (either)!!!

By Ayn Rand was Right

January 22, 2009 1:00 PM | Link to this

The oldest prejudice in the world, and only one in this country that still gets sanction is the one against women. This is the first Kennedy in my lifetime who’s qualifications have been questioned. Several of her male cousins who were not qualified to serve on a PTA board have been appointed and elected to office without question. It is sad that women, even one’s who do prove themselves worthy of a seat at the table are denied access. Just ask Hillary, Geraldine, Sarah and Elizabeth.

By Bobbo

January 22, 2009 3:23 PM | Link to this

I haven’t really heard that much about Caroline over the years since she seems to have shunned the limelight. However, I do wonder if maybe she, like Hillary Clinton & the secretary of state post, thought that maybe it would just be handed to her because of who she is. I was truly surprised when Hillary accepted Obama’s offer. Then again, maybe Caroline just decided it would be more of a hassle than she wanted to deal with.