. . . Kinda like shooting fish in a barrel now, isnt’ it? From the Boston Herald:

WASHINGTON -U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy insisted yesterday that he had consumed “no alcohol” before he slammed his Mustang convertible into a concrete barrier near his office, but a hostess at a popular Capitol Hill watering hole told the Herald she saw him drinking in the hours before the crash.

“He was drinking a little bit,” said the woman, who works at the Hawk & Dove and would not give her name.

Leaving his office late last night, Kennedy refused to say whether he’d been to the Hawk & Dove the night before.

Earlier in the evening, Kennedy issued a statement through his office blaming the accident and strange behavior surrounding it on prescription drugs.

He said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after House votes and took “prescribed” amounts of Phenergan and Ambien.

Phenergan is for gastroenteritis, he said. Ambien is a popular sleep medication.

“Sometime around 2:45 a.m., I drove the few blocks to the Capitol Complex believing I needed to vote,” his second statement said. “Apparently, I was disoriented from the medication.”

Questions arose surrounding the wreck amid police reports that Kennedy was “staggering” and appeared intoxicated after nearly hitting a Capitol Police cruiser and then striking the barrier.

What happened next? Did good ol’ Patrick have to walk-the-straight-line? Touch his nose with his eyes closed? Breath into a tube? Nope! None of the above.

Wha??? You mean he didn’t get treated like you or I would? Nope! Hey, he’s a Kennedy — or more likely, he’s a Congressman. You see, like Cynthia McKinney, our Congressmen and Senators believe that they deserve special treatment in matters where the common Joe Blow would get the book thrown at him. And evidently, they are not being delusional in this belief.

The Herald continues:

Kennedy, who has battled booze and drug problems in the past, said in his first statement: “I will fully cooperate with the Capitol Police in whatever investigation they choose to undertake.”

Despite the wreck, Kennedy took part in normal business at the Capitol yesterday and appeared unshaken by the incident as he chatted with other members. But one Rhode Island political insider said there has been talk of Kennedy’s bizarre behavior of late.

“He has looked terrible lately,” the source said. “He’s been acting goofy, kind of zany.”

In addition to seeking substance abuse treatment as a teen, Kennedy has acknowledged being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Wow! A bipolar drunk with a pill problem — just the kind of guy you want making public policy! If they don’t get a handle on this guy, he’s going to wind up killing someone with his car . . . not going there!

The really sad part is that the good people of Massachusetts & Rhode Island keep electing folks like Patrick and his father to public office. But hey, they are Kennedys!

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