Patrick Kennedy won't seek reelection

Politico ^ | 2/11/10 | JOHN BRESNAHAN

[ricks_place]

Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy, the last member of his illustrious family currently serving in Congress, will announce on Friday that he is retiring, according to Democratic insiders.

Kennedy, 42, was first elected to Congress in 1994. He did a stint as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the 1999-2000 cycle but has not served in the House Democratic leadership beyond that.

His congressional tenure was marked by repeated substance abuse problems, including a drunk-driving incident in 2006. He entered a rehab facility at that time and again in 2009.

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), the congressman's father, passed away last year. Democrats unexpectedly lost his seat last month to Republican Scott Brown.

[Libloather]

Retire - at 42? Only a rich RAT can do that.

[jmcenanly]

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[PittsburghAfterDark]

Who the hell retires at 42?

What a scam of a political “dynasty”. Without the media created myth and two generations of American guilt over assassinations by a left wing extremist and an act of Islamic terrorism we’d never have to have put up with Teddy and the rest of Joe’s evil offspring.

[SunkenCiv]

He wants to face Scott Brown in Massachusetts in 2012 (IMHO), if that’s the correct year. Thanks ricks_place.

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[Anti-Bubba182]

"...the last member of his illustrious family currently serving in Congress..."

Nice thought! May that hold!

[BooBoo1000]

And he was pickled most of the time

[ElkGroveDan]

Now can we forget about that old rum-runner Joe Kennedy and his progeny of philandering drunks?

[canuck_conservative]

repeated substance abuse problems

Know how we're always saying that the Kennedys aren't America's Royal family?

But, given past behaviour, if anyone deserves the title "your highness", it's Patrick

[GeronL]

Camelot?

Camelot turned out to be a blow up doll.

[dr_who]

How many are there left in office now, anyway?

[myknowledge]

Just another prince of the Kennedy "American political family".

[annalex]

[Danae]

another one bites the dust.....

[ElkGroveDan]

They were an embarrassment to proud Irish Catholics everywhere. Good riddance.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A Congress with NO Kennedys!? How long has it been? 64 years? Long, long overdue.

[SkipW]

BINGO!!

[potlatch]

The dominoes fall............

[kingattax]

all your kennedys are belong to us !

[bannie]

HA!
I was thinkin’ this akin to me saying, “I won’t accept any marriage proposal from James Garner.”

[Thrownatbirth]

will announce on Friday that he is retiring

Tomorrow Patches will deny his retirement. "Did I say that? Man, I must have been sh**faced drunk."