Again, the double standard.

It is amazing how Pres. Bush is over-and-over again condemned for the Iraq War, but Pres. Kennedy gets a free pass for committing the US into Vietnam and the expansion of the conflict (again, with no treaty commitment to do so), the Bay of Pigs debacle, and the rest of the US-Cuba affairs of the times, as well as increasing the potential for nuclear war through unbridled proliferation of the nuclear arsenal and its deployment. Memories seem to be selectively short when there's a Democrat involved, and especially if that Democrat's surname is Kennedy.

Ms. Kennedy is not an item of disdain, as my previous post concerning her passing the New York Bar should indicate. On the contrary, it seems like the media and the Kennedy admiration society are trying to make her into more than who she is - a lady and mother with an interest in public service. There seems to be more made by the Democratic Party of her lineage than her as a person or her professional credentials. That's not only shameful exploitation of celebrity, but probably best explains why Gov Palin, also a lady and a mother with an interest in public service, was the target of such scorn.

As I said earlier, it is a New York matter, and the governor's decision will hopefully be made with wisdom, meaning that he will select the best person from the available candidates based on knowledge and skill rather than who can make the best media splash. If Ms. Kennedy makes the cut based on objectivity rather than as a Trophy Senator for the Democratic Party, then wisdom is served.

And if the concern of the governor is in any way influenced by who can fund-raise for the party rather than who is best qualified to represent ALL of the state's citizens, that would be a sorry testament.