[ConservativeStatement]

Howie Carr/Boston Herald is writing a column on this issue (tomorrow I think) in his own unique fashion.

[PGalt]

Fabulous FReeper comments bump!

[mombonn]

Since when does ANY congress critter, let alone a KENNEDY, drive his own car?

[nutmeg]

Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes in Congress and took "prescribed" amounts of Phenergan and Ambien, another prescribed drug that he occasionally takes to fall asleep.

"Some time around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote," his second statement said. "Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication."

Patches Kennedy has now had some time to concoct a story... it was sleep medication, not alcohol. Yeah, that's it... that's the ticket...

If you haven't seen it, check out the accident report from Patches' accident on 4/15/06 in Portsmouth, RI. Be sure to check out the Congressman's handwriting on page 6. Hmmm... drunk at 10 in the morning???

[rfreedom4u]

Well, at least he didn't strike the police officer. And a good thing there was noone else in the car and also that he wasn't driving over a bridge. Who knows what could have happened then?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

There is the law for you uns ,and the law for we uns. And it aint the same.

[Chena]

Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness.

An "anti-nausea drug"? Oh, is THAT what they're calling it these days. Maybe someone's using a "smoke" screen? ;)

[Sir Gawain]

Um, that's STILL A DUI.

[HarleyLady27]

Just like old teddy baby....lie; lie; lie.....all the Kennedys know what to do, drink, lie, act like an idiot, lie, sink cars in water, lie, lie, lie....sure he was on a sleep medication....

I own the Brooklyn Bridge to, anyone want to buy it?????

[Libertarian444]

Kennedy Blames Accident on Sleep Medicine

And the spin begins......

By this weekend, the MSM will be blaming it on Karl Rove..

[D.P.Roberts]

Hey, at least he didn't punch the officers.

[norwaypinesavage]

Let me see if I understand: his sleep medication caused him to wake up at 2:30 AM and drive to the office?

[nutmeg]

Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes in Congress and took "prescribed" amounts of Phenergan and Ambien, another prescribed drug that he occasionally takes to fall asleep.

"Some time around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote," his second statement said. "Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication."

Patches Kennedy has now had some time to concoct a story... it was sleep medication, not alcohol. Yeah, that's it... that's the ticket...

If you haven't seen it, check out the accident report from Patches' accident on 4/15/06 in Portsmouth, RI. Be sure to check out the Congressman's handwriting on page 6. Hmmm... drunk at 10 in the morning???

[NonValueAdded]

There were some news items recently about Ambien having some weird side effects when you first take it, confirmed by events I've witnessed. Now a savvy staff would know this. I wonder if Registrar McLaughlin is still around to retroactively write the Rx for Teddy's son?

[KoRn]

Phenergan an Ambien is one hell of a mix. Most of the time Phenergan is prescribed for extreme nausea and vomiting. It can have a sedating side effect. Ambien is a sleeping pill, and of course it has a sedating side effect as well.

If he mixed alcohol with both of these, and I'd be surprised if he could even drive, and he wasn't doing it too well. Too bad the police didn't get a breath test. Since they didn't this is nothing more than a bunch of talk unless something else comes out of it.

[nutmeg]

Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes in Congress and took "prescribed" amounts of Phenergan and Ambien, another prescribed drug that he occasionally takes to fall asleep.

"Some time around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote," his second statement said. "Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication."

Patches Kennedy has now had some time to concoct a story... it was sleep medication, not alcohol. Yeah, that's it... that's the ticket...

If you haven't seen it, check out the accident report from Patches' accident on 4/15/06 in Portsmouth, RI. Be sure to check out the Congressman's handwriting on page 6. Hmmm... drunk at 10 in the morning, Patches???

[norwaypinesavage]

Let me see if I understand: his sleep medication caused him to wake up at 2:30 AM and drive to the office?

[nutmeg]

Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes in Congress and took "prescribed" amounts of Phenergan and Ambien, another prescribed drug that he occasionally takes to fall asleep.

"Some time around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote," his second statement said. "Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication."

Patches Kennedy has now had some time to concoct a story... it was sleep medication, not alcohol. Yeah, that's it... that's the ticket...

If you haven't seen it, check out the accident report from Patches' accident on 4/15/06 in Portsmouth, RI. Be sure to check out the Congressman's handwriting on page 6. Hmmm... drunk at 10 in the morning, Patches???

[BallyBill]

Cruising around needlessly in his fossil fuel burning V8. Doesn't he have Global Warming Summit or something better to do?

[Darkwolf377]

Kennedy appeared to be intoxicated when he crashed his Ford Mustand into a barrier on Capitol Hill early Thursday morning

Maybe the sleep medication made him think it was a windmill.