Replacement for Sen. Clinton?

It looks like others, in addition to Hackwhackers, were rooting for Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand for appointment to the vacant NY Senate seat. A number of sources are reporting that Gov. Paterson will make the announcement later today. He's wise to pick an upstater, a veteran legislator, and a proven vote-getter for the job. It helps, too, that he's replacing a woman with a woman.

She's In, She's Out, She's In, She's Out. . .

Confusion over Caroline Kennedy's position regarding the vacant Senate seat from New York has apparently (!!) ended. . . we think. Kennedy released a statement saying that she was withdrawing her name from consideration. NY Governor Paterson will be making his selection soon, and a lot of the betting is on Andrew Cuomo, son of former Governor Mario Cuomo, and a bit of a self-centered dick from what we hear.

We're rooting for upstate New York Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, who has excellent credentials and balances the New York City-centered Sen. Chuck Schumer.