The Week
A lot of things happened this week. DMX was arrested again. Oprah was nominated the PETA person of the year. The Jets lost again. And President Bush showed of his cat like agility when a size 11 leather shoe was hurled at his head. But this week’s 365 Award goes to Caroline Kennedy.
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy threw her name into the political ring this week when she announced that she was seeking the appointment of Senator Clinton’s soon to be vacant Senate seat. Also seeking the same seat is Fran Drescher, the one time sitcom star of the show The Nanny.
Personally, I think the Senate seat should go to Fran Drescher. I mean seriously, if we’re not going to have an election then maybe Blagojevich was right, maybe we should just sell the seat to the highest bidder. At least then the state can get a little extra cash.
The Senate comprises 50 of the most powerful people in our country that are responsible for passing legislation like, I don’t know doling out 700 billion dollars and sending our troops to Iraq. And this year because of Obama, Biden, and Clinton, three seats are just being given away.
Put it this way, if Sarah Palin had the sole responsibility to choose who would become the next Senator of Alaska, half this country would be appalled. But somehow because it’s Caroline Kennedy, heir to Camelot and daughter to the slain president it’s just supposed to be okay.
I don’t care if a Kennedy has served in the Senate for the last 56 years. I don’t care if Caroline Kennedy is the perfect person for the job. Let her prove it in an election. Let her show her commitment, intelligence, values, morals, agenda and dedication. The same way we ask it of all our other elected officials.
Just because it’s Christmas time, doesn’t mean Santa needs to stuff everyone’s stocking.
