Camelot-come-lately
KATHLEEN PARKER
Commentary
WASHINGTON - But of course Caroline Kennedy will become the next senator from New York. Does she deserve it? Not really. Does that matter? Probably not. Kennedy's likely appointment to fill the seat being vacated should Hillary Clinton be confirmed as secretary of state is the sort of fait accompli Americans claim to hate, yet seem to find irresistible. It almost goes without saying that no one would pay Kennedy any attention were she not the beneficiary of a famous name - and the daughter of a martyred president. We don't do birthright in this country - except when we do. John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush come to mind. We don't elect people on the basis of a recognizable name - except when we do.
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