Op-ed column: Caroline Kennedy trying to cash in on her family’s name

If Gov. Rob Blagojevich is guilty of trying to sell a Senate seat in Illinois, then Caroline Kennedy is guilty of trying to buy one in New York. While it’s true that she has not offered Gov. Paterson anything in exchange for the seat, nevertheless she is attempting to use the Kennedy name and mythos to purchase the seat. That she has little to offer New Yorkers is reason enough to deny her attempted purchase, but the latest rumors are that the governor is going to appoint her....

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