Tariq Nelson

Now there is speculation that Bill Clinton may be appointed to the vacant Senate seat as a “caretaker”.

While everyone else is at it, I hereby declare that I am interested in being appointed to the Senate from the state of New York. Why should a little thing like my not being a resident of that state stop it?

The former president is among several boldface names being touted as possible “caretakers” for New York’s Senate seat — people who would serve until the 2010 elections but wouldn’t be interested in running to keep the job.

As the process of picking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s replacement gets messier, the option may become increasingly attractive to Gov. David Paterson, who has sole authority to name a successor.

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