It’s lovely to hear that Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has appealed to her father’s sense of idealism in her endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for president.
Dropping the Schlossberg name for a The New York Times op-ed, she writes:
Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.
We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Obama. It isn’t that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960.
Trial by flame. Caroline’s uncle, Ted Kennedy, today also is expected to throw his support behind Obama. I have the feeling these endorsements can’t stop the Hillary Clinton juggernaut, but Obama’s trial by fire could be like Jack Kennedy’s experience in 1956, when he lost a bid for the vice presidential nomination.
For the life of me, I don’t understand how Clinton wins Democratic primaries, but then again I have to question my own judgment when I root for Obama, who has youthful charisma but really has never taken the lead on any major worthy cause.
What we’re seeing this year, I guess, is a test.
Frank Warner
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