The Caroline Kennedy quest for Hillary Clinton's Senate seat illustrates something larger. Ted Kennedy wants his wife to be appointed to his seat when he dies. Joe Biden wants a seat warmer appointed to his seat until his son is old enough to run for election. It appears we are heading to a hereditary system here. Maybe we will evolve into having the Kennedy seat, and the Biden seat, etc. Or maybe we can set up some hereditary titles; maybe Grand-Duke Kennedy, Grand Duke Clinton, and maybe even a Grand Duke Bush. It is curious to me that the Democrats are the ones most prone to calling people Prince and Princess.