Princess Caroline, the heir to the throne of Camelot and the woman everyone thought would be Hillary Clinton's replacement (even if a plurality also thought she wasn't qualified for the job), will not be going to the United States Senate:

"I informed Gov. Paterson today that, for personal reasons, I am withdrawing my name from consideration for the United States Senate," the 51-year-old Camelot daughter said.

The speculation is that Kennedy pulled her name as a face-saving move after learning that Governor Paterson was not going to pick her. But a Daily News report muddies the waters a bit:

"As late as 24 hours ago, Paterson was telling people that it was [Kennedy]," said one source close to Paterson.

"He was with all these national Democrats. Everyone was excited about her coming onboard and he was feeding into that, saying, 'You're not going to be disappointed,' " the source said.

The attention has now turned to Andrew Cuomo, who had been seen as Kennedy's biggest rival for the job. But Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand appears to be picking up some buzz as a possible dark horse pick from Governor Paterson as well. According to reports sourced to the Governor's office, the decision should come down on Saturday.