Unintended Consequences

Kinda goes like this.

1. Progressives see NY Republican John Sweeney is a douchebag.
2. Progressives convince Kirsten Gillibrand to run against him.
3. Gillibrand has backing of the Pataki Republicans and Chuck Schumer.
4. Gillibrand beats Sweeney in 2006 by running as a Bush Dog.
5. Gillibrand makes a hard right in order to get re-elected in 2008.
   
6. NY Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns in disgrace.
7. Lt. Gov. David Paterson ends up Governor.
8. Hillary Clinton loses the primary to Barack Obama.
9. Obama goes on to win the Presidency.
10. Obama appoints Clinton to State.
11. Paterson finds he needs to pick somebody to replace her.
12. Progressives want Caroline Kennedy. Well, most of them.
13. Kennedy ends up getting done in by a combination of incompetent handlers, GOP gadflys, and Paterson's ego.
14. Paterson wants to get re-elected in 2010, so he names Gillibrand to get votes he'll need in 2010.
15. Gillibrand ends up Senator.

Now, here's where I see this going: either Gillibrand splits the vote in the primary and the Republicans win this seat in 2010, or she keeps the seat by being a de facto Blue Dog and voting against progressive measures in the Senate.

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.