Rep. Kennedy cops a plea for May DUI

The HIll ^ | 6/14/06 | Jackie Kucinich

[battlegearboat]

Go Pat Go!

[new yorker 77]

PATRICK KENNEDY DRUNK

[elhombrelibre]

DWK - driving while Kennedy.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

A Republican would have been forced to resign.

More hypocrisy and double-standards from the party of the ass.

[D-Chivas]

“I commend Congressman Kennedy for stepping up and taking responsibility for his actions,” Maybo said in an e-mail. “Kennedy has set an example to all Americans that regardless of who you are, it is not OK to commit a crime.

Why that reads like somebody's doing a lot of hiney smootching!

[The Worthless Miracle]

Lest we not forget Cynthia Mckinney assaulting a cop, William Jefferson, etc. None will resign.

[TomGuy]

This sets precedent.

Now Cynthia McKinney will try to plea bargain. She will want to take Anger Management classes in lieu of a stint in a jail cell.

[sionnsar]

“I’ve always said that I wanted to take full responsibility for my actions...."

Kennedy entered the guilty plea on the condition that the two other charges, reckless driving and failure to exhibit a permit, would be dropped.

There are all sorts of reasons for accepting plea bargains (which are expedient measures for avoiding full & proper prosecution)... but "full responsibility" is never an element of a plea bargain.

Another Kennedy breaks the law and skates... big surprise...

[mtbopfuyn]

I look forward today to moving on to the next chapter of my life.

Moving into responsible adulthood would be a new chapter for many of his clan.

[VeniVidiVici]

Ramstad said that AA is not just for alcoholics but also for people addicted to other substances.

What an ass. So either Kennedy is setting himself up to continue drinking by downplaying alcohol's part in his drunken foray near the capitol, or he's trying to hide it so he won't be compared to dear old Dad.

The whole family is a joke.

[KarlInOhio]

I didn't see anything in the article about whether his driver's license was suspended. Does anyone know if Patrick has to thumb rides from other Congressmen to get to work?

[WorkingClassFilth]

Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) is Kennedy’s sponsor. “Jim has been a true friend of mine,” Kennedy said. “He has been so important to me in this very difficult time.” Ramstad, who is a recovering alcoholic, attended the court proceedings, sitting in the front row of the courtroom. “He’s accepted his addiction, and he is going to be just fine one day at a time,” Ramstad told reporters. “I am absolutely convinced that Mr. Kennedy will continue to work his program one day at a time because I’m his sponsor,” Ramstad said. “This is the first time in his life that as a Democrat he’s answering to a Republican — he’s going to do what I tell him.”

Ramstead is a purebred RINO - that he is a friend of Kennedy is no surprise. He used to be my congress critter when I was in the 3rd. I wish him luck in staying on the wagon, but I'd trust him about as much as I'd trust Kennedy - somewhere between zip and nada.

[WorkingClassFilth]

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[clintonh8r]

In other news, his father has promised to take underwater driving lessons....

[JohnD9207]

Ramstad said that AA is not just for alcoholics but also for people addicted to other substances...

REALLY Now that news to this Member (AA). So its now ANYTHING Anonymous? it doesn't work that way Ramstad!

[Wally_Kalbacken]

In one of his early comments - before he took tot he clinic strategy, Kennedy admitted battling his bipolar mental illness problem. I heard an audio track of him mentioning it directly. Of course that was before the image consultants chose for him a path to rehabilitation and righteousness. I would like to hear, but I am not holding my breath for, this questions form the press: "Mr. Kennedy - how do you square your admitted problem with bipolar mental illness with your responsibilities as a representative in the House? Can you be trusted with secret briefings on say, intelligence matters? Can you responsibly fulfill your duties to the people back in Rhode Island?" Throw that in his face and then keep the tape running. As Lee Atwater once famously said: "I'm not sure [the people] want to trust a man who's been hooked up to jumper cables!"

[Leo Carpathian]

Kennedy said he had been disoriented because he was taking two prescription medications at the time.

Were the prescriptions from two different doctors? Could it be the same crime as Rush? Can we get some records examined?

[citizencon]

Lawbreaker Patrick Kennedy (DUI- R.I.)

[baltodog]

I wonder if he will have to do some mandatory jail time?

If so, I wonder if he will be treated like a black woman?