Spin Cycle

Kirsten Gillibrand got some buzz from Fred Dicker's column this morning, which said she might get Schumer's backing to take Hillary's seat. But Caroline Kennedy gets some better buzz from ABC's The Note:

“Another Senator Kennedy? The crazy speculation about Hillary Clinton's Senate seat may not be so crazy after all. A Democrat who would know tells ABC News that New York governor David Paterson has talked to Caroline Kennedy about taking the seat, which was once held by her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy. … Sources say Kennedy is considering it, and has not ruled out coming to Washington to replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate.

“A few years ago, the famously private Caroline Kennedy would be the last Kennedy expected to serve in Congress. But, of course, she took on a much more high-profile role during the presidential campaign and, if she does it, would be more than New York’s junior Senator; she’d have closer ties to the Obama White House than any of her colleagues, a direct line to the East Wing.”

What qualification does Caroline Kennedy have other than her name? We realize that may be appealing to a governor who wouldn't be governor if not for his Dad and his name, but wouldn't it be refreshing to pick a self-made Senator -- not a wife of, not a brother of, not a son of, not a granddaughter of. Not a Cuomo, not a Spitzer, not a Paterson, not a Clinton, not a Kennedy, not a Suozzi.

An actual, self-made success. Like Obama. End all dynasties.