This whole Caroline Kennedy thing poses quite a quandary for me, as I remain opposed to concept of American royal families dominating the political arena. I see the Bushes, the Clintons -- and the Kennedys -- as being diametrically opposed to the core reason we fought the Revolutionary War, which was to break free from the notion of being subjects to a king or queen based solely on that person's bloodlines.

Nonetheless, exceptions can be made. Just ask ... me. I supported Hillary Clinton for president she, herself, gave up the fight and join forces with President-elect Barack Obama. Obama since tabbed Clinton for the post of Secretary of State and we will be a better nation for it.

I never gave much thought to Caroline Kennedy. She was a civilian who lived a quiet life in NYC. We heard from her when her mother and brother died and again when the Jewish Elvis, Neil Diamond, revealed that she was the inspiration behind his timeless pop classic "Sweet Caroline."

She threw her support behind Obama at a time when I was still all about Hillary, so I resented her sudden interest in politics. I thought it was kind of weak to throw her last name around when it was convinient and seemingly on command from Uncle Teddy.

But after backing Obama this fall, my stance has softened. JFK's daughter is seeking the appointment to Hillary Clinton's soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat.

I say: You go, girl. Good times never seemed so good.

There are several reasons I like the idea:

1) To the victors go the spoils. This annoys so many Republicans, whose knee-jerk opposition is just as wrong as those who think her last name should mean at automatic nod from New York Gov. David Patterson, that you gotta love it. What good is a having a spare Kennedy hanging around if you can't rub one in the GOP's collective face.

2) She is not a carpet-bagger. She is a long-time New Yorker. And, from all I can glean, she is geunine in her intentions. A Kennedy or not, this is refreshing and emblematic of the Obama era.

3) If we are to maintain our new political dominance, we need to rip a page or two out of Karl Rove's playbook. In 2010, when Sweet Caroline would have to run for the spot, she could finance her own campaign and easily raise the spare change she would need to keep her seat warm for another two years. As a party, the money could spent elsewhere as we pursue a super majority in the Senate.

To quote the greatest movie ever made: It's not personal, it's business.

So get out your Karoake machine and sing:

Where it began
I cant begin to knowin
But then I know its growin strong

Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Whod have believed youd come along

Hands, touchin hands
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin you

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
To believe they never would

But now i
Look at the night
And it dont seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when Im with you

Warm, touchin warm
Reachin out
Touchin me
Touchin me

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
To believe they never would
Oh, no, no

Sweet caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Ive been inclined
I believed they never could
Sweet caroline