Gothamist: Kennedy Headache for Paterson

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Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:47:17 -0500

Attention Silver: A United States Senator's first and only obligation is to the people of his or her state and country, not to a mayor or a governor.

inoyourider

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:24:59 -0500

Tired of this rich bitch. at number 7: don't you find it odd that the expensive bridge renaming happens RIGHT before we see this whole fiasco? Good timing or something more? Blogoyavich should take lessons from the pros.

Future Taliban

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:08:01 -0500

damn she's ugly

Tilden 1876

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:16:22 -0500

It is a little hard to buy that Patterson's team is this dumb. I'm not a pro-Kennedy partisan, but It is obvious that all the trashing of Kennedy is coming from the camp of rival hopeful Carolyn Maloney. Silver and Maloney have been tight allies for decades. Ackerman and Ferraro are outspoken in urging the Governor to pick Maloney and Maloney has also hired (ala Kennedy) a consulting team led by Bill Lynch to coordinate things. If Patterson wants everyone to play nice while he takes time to think, he needs to send a strong message to camp Maloney that trashing Kennedy is counterproductive. Sheekey has a lot of baggage from being Bloomberg's man, but going after Kennedy to settle scores with him sounds like a way to buy a divisive primary fight - which the unelected Governor way doesn't need. Patterson needs to look to NY state's interests and his own by reigning in his staff and putting out the word that going negative is a disqualifying foul.

Toby von Meistersinger

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:11:17 -0500

Patterson has done enough for the Kennedys. He needlessly renamed a bridge after the dead carpetbagging one costing the taxpayers a princely sum. He needs to think out of the box. How about Sheldon Silver? That would be one way to get rid of him.

rcltrh

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:37:36 -0500

Besides having the last name and family connection, is there a single thing that makes this woman qualified to be senator? Geez, we already have enough unqualified nepotistic schmucks in office already. Give us someone who actually knows laws and stuff and can relate to the common people who don't have 100 million in the bank.

Mr Mel

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:01:43 -0500

I hope Paterson doesn't cave on this one. If she really wants the office, she can run for it in 2010. She has enough time to build her case with the electorate. The vibes that I get say if she can't have it this way,she wont go down in the trenches and fight for it.

zodak

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:53:40 -0500

i'm so sick of hearing about this woman. isn't there anyone else who can take this job?

JenChungsBra

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:27:03 -0500

How about Kennedy, the old MTV VJ? Can we find an office to appoint her to also?

ides_of_march

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:12:04 -0500

She's a wrinkly, older version of Veruca Salt.

Snoopy

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:02:54 -0500

With all that money she still makes her husband go to work every day? I'd divorce her if I was him. Who needs to be called Mr. Caroline Kennedy in front of his colleagues?