Don't Give Caroline Kennedy A 'Bailout'
By Matt Towery
December 29, 2008
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I have nothing against Caroline Kennedy. She seems bright, and her work on the issue of privacy I greatly admire. But that's it. The fact that her father is a beloved slain president, or that her mother was the essence of grace and beauty as first lady, has nothing to do with Caroline's qualifications, or lack thereof. Sarah Palin, who has been a mayor and governor, is far more qualified for high office than Kennedy, and yet the press scoffed at her.
And let me debunk the myth that Kennedy should be appointed because "she's the only one who can raise the money to run again in two years." Whoever says that doesn't understand the power of incumbency, nor the ability for the Democratic Senatorial Committee to reelect the likes of say, an Andrew Cuomo, who is truly qualified for the post.
We have clearly reached the point at which America's elite, be they political or financial, have decided that what they can't earn should be handed to them.
I say no political bailout for Caroline. Let her do what the rest of us current or former politicians have had to do -- ride a thousand miles, shake countless hands, feel the sting of defeat and only then the joy of victory. By earning it.
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Matt Towery served as the chairman of former Speaker Newt Gingrich's political organization from 1992 until Gingrich left Congress. He is a former Georgia state representative, the author of several books, including his newest, "Paranoid Nation: The Real Story of the 2008 Fight for the Presidency," and currently heads the polling and political information firm InsiderAdvantage.
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