Another progressive falls for Gillibrand

From NY1 News:

A prominent member of the Kennedy family says Kirsten Gillibrand has been doing a great job as US Senator.
Robert Kennedy Junior made the remark after having lunch Monday with the freshman Senator.

Kennedy's father once held the Senate seat now occupied by Gillibrand.

The two dined following a joint appearance at a news conference, in which they unveiled a proposal to fund environmental education programs for schools.

"She's been great. She's been taking direction from the environmental community and she's, we've found it very, very, very easy to work with her and she's going to be a great Senator," said Kennedy.

I'm not totally shocked considering that RFK Jr. had pledged his support to Hillary Clinton while the other notable members of the clan were supporting Barack Obama. Hillary never espoused the progressive values that RFK Jr. did on Ring of Fire, so that was one odd couple.

And while I contend that RFK Jr. is one of the best progressive minds out there, his picks for candidates don't often match his ideology. I can see him giving the "home state" endorsement to Hillary, but we're talking about intrastate politics now. Maybe Gillibrand is using hypnosis.

I'll find out Sunday as I am meeting Senator Gillibrand (yes, you're reading this correctly). Now that the Senator has decided to meet Rockland County constituents at the Nyack Street Fair at 1 pm on Sunday, has implemented the "Sunshine Report" for political transparency, and is now talking about closing the gun-show loophole, I figure why not give her a shot (and yes, I was comped at this $100 $50 a head event).

Call me a hypocrite if you would like, but I've got some really pressing questions to ask her about alternative energy, anyway.

If I come back blathering about how great Gillibrand is, you guys will have to decide whether its mind control or not.