Hillary Clinton Calls Off Attacks on Caroline Kennedy

Update: A source close to Hillary Clinton pretty much confirms the Daily News News report, telling me that the specific Hillary supporters who had come out against Caroline were called and spoken to. He also said that Caroline's ability to raise money is working hugely in her favor, with New York area politicians eying the tough economy nervously.

The New York Daily News' Ken Lovett, Ken Bazinet, and Michael Mcaulif report that Hillary Clinton is clearing the way for Caroline Kennedy to become her replacement in the US Senate, telling her supporters not to trash Caroline: (h/t Daily Beast)

Clinton weighed in to end speculation she was behind a recent spate of public snarking about Kennedy's abilities as payback for Kennedy's support of Barack Obama over Clinton.

"The supporters who said anything critical were rebuked," one source said.

The report goes on to say that Hillary is also not engaging with other friends who may be up for the post.

There is a lot of bitterness on the part of Hillary supporters over Caroline Kennedy's support of Barack Obama during the Democratic primaries. As usual, they're the last ones to get the memo that the primaries are over, and Hillary and Barack are on the same team now.

The Kennedy pick isn't going to rise or fall based on the sniping of staunch Clinton supporters, and will only be seen as sour grapes, grapes that emanate from Hillary.

It's not as if there's any dearth of other people slamming the pick, and it's also not like that will make a damn bit of difference if David Paterson decides there's a huge upside to Caroline filling the vacancy.

What concerns me is that there's been nary a peep about Chelsea.

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