[Recovering_Democrat]

Not a big surprise, is it? What is good about this episode is that the system WORKED. And there aren't a cabal of conservatives defending the guy. Imagine if this were a liberal--we'd be hearing stories about how he was being attacked by mean Republicans, etc.

[Diverdogz]

Exactly. Seems like I saw where Damian "Football" Williams, the guy who smashed a brick against Reginald Denny's head was found guilty of a murder earlier today. Another small victory for the judicial system today.

[jackbill]

Not a big surprise, is it? What is good about this episode is that the system WORKED. And there aren't a cabal of conservatives defending the guy. Imagine if this were a liberal

You mean like the Chappaquidic Kid?

The law in Massachusetts was that any driver in an accident in which someone was killed was automatically charged with manslaughter. Unless you were a Kennedy.

[Lucy Lake]

Does he have to step down from his office, now? Or what happens next after he is sentenced? Or can he stay on like Ted Kennedy?

[Rome2000]

Imagine if this were a liberal

If this guy was a liberal he wouldn't have been charged in the first place.

Didn't realize the Prosecution and gainfully employed jurists were psychic, able to know his state of mind and physical condition at the time of the accident(MANSLAUGHTER).

[nicmarlo]

Imagine if this were a liberal--we'd be hearing stories about how he was being attacked by mean Republicans, etc.

the new "code word" is "right wing apparatus." : )

[Nakota]

Too bad Ted Kennedy will never stand trial for hist "accident".