My take is that Gov. Patterson is too smart to pick Ms. Kennedy. The smart political move is to pick Cuomo so that he doesn't run for Govenor. Ms. Kennedy has limited support Upstate and the independent voters are not going to like the appointment based on name alone. We are done with this royal family. The wise pick is Rep. Louise Slaughter, a liberal from Rochester. Take a look at her background. She has actually been serving the people of Upstate.