If David Paterson wants to appoint a strong feminist, why not pick Caroline Kennedys congresswoman?
Plus: Race can’t redeem Blagojevich’s Senate choice. Joan Walsh Dec. 30, 2008 | On Monday I asked whether the best course for Caroline Kennedy might be to throw her support behind her congresswoman, 16-year-feminist veteran Carolyn Maloney, for appointment to Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat — and then run for Maloney’s seat. Kennedy didn’t reply, but on Tuesday my favorite non-Salon blogger, Digby, did. While Digby notes, humbly, that she’s not a New Yorker and has no standing in this contest (of course, only Gov. David Paterson does), she makes a strong case for Maloney as the best candidate for the job. NOW as well as the National Women’s Political Caucus have also thrown their support behind Maloney. Fresh from reading Maloney’s book, “Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated,” Digby lays out the following arguments on Maloney’s behalf, some things I knew and some I didn’t: For instance, after 9/11, when the government was putting together its compensation fund, the govern
