According to Friday's New York Times, it looks like the Progressive blogging community and some smaller media outlets barely got it right on NY Governor David Paterson's announcement of the appointment of Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (NY-20) to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat.

The story, "Paterson Picks Gillibrand for Senate," by Danny Hakim and Nicholas Confessore, provides a rather detailed and somewhat fascinating, behind-the-scenes read on the events leading up to the anticipated press conference being held today at noon in Albany.

If we're to believe Messrs. Confessore and Hakim's reportage, apparently, Governor Paterson did not make up his mind until just three hours ago!

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It never fails to amaze me how everyone has an opinion in the blogosphere. I guess that's what makes it all so interesting. (Well, sometimes, anyhow.) But, perhaps the most relevant story regarding much of this matter was updated today,  and it relates to what New Yorkers think about the matter. (Now there's a novel concept, huh?) Of course, at the end of the day this all comes down to one New Yorker, Governor David Paterson.

But, here's the latest scoop from the folks over at Quinnipiac: "New Quinnipiac Poll: NY'ers Favor Kennedy."

IMPORTANT UPDATE: If you look at my second comment, down below, you'll see that the poll percentages are actually quite deceptive, once you realize that Democratic voter registration massively outnumbers Republican voter registration in NY State. Essentially, Kennedy is strongly favored by New Yorkers...not just "favored," at least according to this poll.

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In the past 30 minutes, Alan Alarkon over at The Hill is now confirming, "from multiple sources," that Caroline Kennedy is quite interested in Hillary Clinton's New York senate seat. Read about it right here: "Caroline Kennedy Interested in Clinton's Seat:"

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