[pjsbro]

Just blocks away, at Cute Cuts Hair Salon on Exchange Street, Kennedy's travails struck a chord with Mike Smith, 35, a stylist who was washing a customer's hair. He was not faulting Kennedy.

''As long as he does what he's supposed to do, that doesn't change my opinion of him."

I'm vacationing in New England this summer and will make a special trip to Pawtucket to see if this guy is for real.

[thile44]

''As long as he does what he's supposed to do, that doesn't change my opinion of him."
I guess that pretty much explains the mentality. Even the locals don't expect any different behavior than this from a Kennedy.