Kennedy arrogance

God, can the Kennedys be bigger drunkards and incompetents? Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son of the infamous Sen. Ted Kennedy, crashed his car Thursday morning around 2:45AM. When he emerged from the car, according to Capitol police who were at the scene, he was staggering and claiming that he was late to a vote, even though Congress had adjourned 3 hours prior!

Instead of allowing the officers to perform a sobriety test, a superior officer ordered the patrolmen to release him and got Kennedy driven home! Amazing! It boggles the mind how this could have happened. Our congressmen are not above the law. He should be punished.

Disgusting.

Write to him here.

**UPDATE** - 05/04/2006, 10:04PM

Also, according to Drudge, Kennedy was in an accident two weeks beforehand in Rhode Island. Michelle Malkin has a scan of the police report and comments on the atrociousness of Kennedy's handwriting, an indication of someone under the influence. Why wasn't he charged then? I guess being a Kennedy has its perks.

**UPDATE** - 05/05/2006, 9:46AM

Seems like Kennedy is being caught in a lie regarding his claim that he "consumed no alcohol" prior to the accident and instead had mixed medications of Phenergan (for gastroenteritis) and Ambien, a sleep aid.

A hostess at the bar Hawk & Dove claims to have seen Kennedy drinking there before the crash. A bartender at the Tune Inn, which is next to the Hawk & Dove, also claims that Kennedy was at the Hawk & Dove Wednesday evening.

Looks like Kennedy will have some serious explaining to do in the next couple of days.