Cops told Pat K was at watering hole before crash

murdering ways is well known gw may have been dui
when did he or a relitive kill a woman? rape a woman
need you remember hes a kennedy and drunks and abuse runs in the famially, look at ted hic kennedy stills a lush

I wouldn't have found this on my own!

Didn't a crazed maniac by the name of George W. Bush get popped for DUI some time ago?

Apparently not!

Calvin Bridges, the arresting officer in the drunken driving case, said in told The Associated Press that he recalls driving home from work after midnight and spotting a car slipping briefly onto the shoulder before getting back on the road.

Bush, the driver, failed a road sobriety test and a second test in the police station, registering a 0.10 blood-alcohol level -- the legal limit at the time, Bridges said.

Asked about Bush's demeanor, the retired officer said, ''The man was, and I say this without being facetious, a picture of integrity. He gave no resistance. He was very cooperative.''

Sounds quite different from Patrick Kennedy's episode by every account:

red watery eyes
unsteady on feet
slurred speech
driving at high rate of speed
no lights on
in wrong lane
barely misses cop car
slams into barricade
making the absurd claim of being on the way to vote
claims to not remember the whole thing

I rest my case.

BTW, my views on DUI in general have been well articulated here over the years in apolitical threads. It is my considered opinion that many of the DUI laws have gone too far, and some haven't gone far enough. If there were a way to assess the reaction times of the average driver on the street as a means of determining their suitability for driving at any given time, I believe that many a 0.1 BAL driver would far outperform his ''sober'' counterpart. And many would do worse. And there might even be a Johnny Fever or two in the mix that do better after a drink! Nobody would ever conduct that study, but it's true. It's easy to blame alcohol every time alcohol is ''involved'' in an accident, but it's really no more fair than blaming the radio or whatever other distraction/impairment may be at fault. And there are an awful lot of people indignantly driving around impaired on something (be it lack of sleep, bopping along mindlessly to blaring music, OTC or prescription meds that ''cause drowsiness'', etc.) that impose just as serious a risk -- if not more of one, because they are oblivious to the risk they genuinely do pose.

The percent of alcohol related traffic fatalities initially came down some with the big MADD push in the late 80's, but it has basically leveled out. Mostly it is because the repeat and serious offenders -- that caused most of the worst accidents to begin with -- have been taken off the road. If anyone really believes that lowering the BAL limit into the 1-to-2 drink range for some will save lives, then they ought to support FAR stiffer penalties for speeding, ignoring traffic laws, use of CD players in vehicles, eating, drinking (non-alcohol) or smoking while driving, and cell phone use. Cracking down more on any of the latter would probably give better results than any further cracking down on "minor" DUI offenses.

You may not agree with my views, but they are consistent regardless of the political party of the person in question.

...wonder why people give you such crappy replies?

... there are a number of things that can be done. For starters, his "check in" tests at Mayo should be fair game, no? He's admitted an addiction to narcotic painkillers now. Surely whether or not he had prescriptions for these is a legitimate issue. He admits to being impaired on two prescription drugs but claims he wasn't drinking. There's no reason other charges can't at least be filed here. At the very least it would make him face the music even if he manages to skate responsibility. Getting to hide out in rehab is ridiculous, and the public's apparent acceptance of this for the rich and famous is troubling to say the least.'

Evie

Except to further shine a spotlight on the hypocrisy of the media, and Patrick Kennedy himself.

starve him.

But I'm bored tonight

Evie

Trolls will keep coming back after being fed.
I obtained two cats like this, one puppy too. So trolls are like stray dogs and cats, which will purr and wag their tails when played with. Huh the things a person can learn here, all this time I thought trolls were just stupid.

stop breathing so I can have more O2 please, you don't deserve it.

... for a change of pace. Too bad others can't do so as well.

Unfortunately I think Patrick has an overabundance of enablers as well. What he needs is to get out of public life and get his private life in order. This will take monthS, if not YEARS, not a couple more weeks at Mayo then back to the House floor once the flack from the latest adventure has blown over. I'm not so sure he can escape it this time. And I hope not, because if this didn't get him to get the real help he needs, I fear what might have to happen to actually do.

...you ain't got none and don't express any, all the education in the world won't help you...and you are truly ignorant...now, that's not the same as stupid. Rob expressed some of this in his post and it was like a breath of fresh air and I applaud him.

Every word is true. Even stray breezes are painful!

Cindi

but hes a "Kennedy" there special, wont happen they can kill you and walk away from it with no consequences