Sweet Caroline Sours

I was not a fan of the idea that Caroline Kennedy should even be considered for the Senate seat from New York, and apparently others are coming over to my side of the debate:

It's been a week since Caroline Kennedy's name vaulted to the top of the list of candidates to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate, and already the bloom is coming off the boomlet.

Kennedy, the 51-year-old lawyer, education advocate and daughter of President John F. Kennedy, has done little more than express interest in the job during a phone call with Gov. David Paterson — but that doesn't mean the woman who inspired "Sweet Caroline" is being spared the elbow-to-the-teeth New York treatment.

Rivals — including at least three members of the New York congressional delegation — are starting to doubt Kennedy's viability and experience, and Paterson is said to be less than enthusiastic about picking her, people close to him say. Critics are even questioning the substance of her accomplishments in education, her most high profile issue.

"There is no frontrunner - period," snapped a person close to Paterson, when asked about Kennedy's prospects.

Yes, Hillary didn't have much experience either, but a lack of experience in government should be the first requirement for a New York Senate seat.