Fredric Dicker of the New York Post is reporting that reports of Caroline Kennedy being an unlikely replacement for Hillary Clinton in the Senate.

There are two reasons given, the first being that Caroline is at best lukewarm for the job, and the 2nd is that Patterson does not think she has the fire in the belly for the job.

I tend to believe both of these assessments. Caroline is, for a Kennedy at least, intensely private and not particularly assertive.

Additionally, there is the dynastic issue, and Caroline Kennedy has not ever held, or run for, political office, and shows no indications of any real qualifications for the job beyond her last name.

My suggestion to Governor Patterson, and it is his choice alone, would be to appoint, I’m not joking here, Elliot Spitzer. It guarantees you of two things:

• You get a real fighter in there.
• He won’t be running for reelection in the 2010 special election.