An "apoplectic" Kennedy family is seething over the rough treatment that heiress apparent Caroline got from Gov. Paterson's office and is spoiling for revenge, several sources close to the clan have told The Post.
"The governor's going to pay for this," said a well-placed Democrat. "Ted is furious. The family is furious. The Kennedys are now against the governor."
Among Paterson's offenses was a request that Caroline lie about her unexpected withdrawal for "personal" reasons, according to NY magazine.
"You can't withdraw. You've got to stay in this thing, and I'll just not pick you," Paterson reportedly told her over the phone late Wednesday.
Then a torrent of ugly rumors spilled from Paterson's office about Caroline's taxes, about her nanny, even about the state of her marriage - and Camelot's seeking payback, confidants said.
"I'm sure the family is going to protect her," one source said. "What did Caroline do to deserve getting dragged through the mud?"
Caroline emerged from her Park Avenue pad yesterday to say, "I have plans, lots of plans," when asked about her political future.
If Caroline really wants to show that mean ole governor a thing or two the answer is obvious - run against him in 2010. Let's see what a masterful campaigner and politician she really is by conducting a statewide primary campaign to wrest the governor's seat from Paterson.
She'll never do it. She hasn't got what it takes.
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