Caroline Palin On The Campaign Trail

By Ken Silverstein

Andrew Sullivan writes: “Sarah Palin was more qualified to be vice-president than Caroline Kennedy is to be a Senator. Both are celebrities, but Palin made her own way herself, winning election as mayor and governor without the kind of raw nepotism now on display in New York State. The model now, of course, is similar—finding a way to get elected without actually exposing your inadequacies. Hence the press shutdown. But Kennedy’s self-defense is even more painful than Palin’s.”

And here’s Kennedy’s pathetic defense of her qualifications: “I’ve written books on the Constitution and the importance of individual participation. And I’ve raised my family.”

(Though Gawker does make a fair point, in that Caroline Kennedy is being unfairly singled out in regard to the question of her qualifications: “Honestly, Patrick Kennedy is still a congressman. What were Ted Kennedy qualifications when he was elected to the Senate? Oh, right, he was named Kennedy.”)