After a highly publicized car crash near the Capitol this week, that he claims he does not remember, Rep. Patrick Kennedy has decided to get treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication.

Associated PressKennedy, who has struggled with addict

The news is awash this morning over U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s (D-Chivas minibottle) little, uh… misunderstanding with the DC Constabulary last night. At 2:45am, he was visibly drunk, according to the first officers on the scene of his ‘97 green Mus…

hammered on peyote than be near *any* Kennedy in a motor vehicle.
Officers Claim Brass Interfered in Investigation of Rep. Kennedy Incident, ROLL CALL reports… MORE… Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this …

[Kennedy drunk driving reprint special! - Ed.] Iowahawk Guest Commentary by Senator Edward M. Kennedy Like all Americans, I had high hopes for the future of the Oldsmobile and its passengers, as we struggle against the onrushing water and its

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House of Representative member Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) delivers a speech in Washington, February 1, 2005. Kennedy, son of Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, said on Thursday he was involved in a car crash o…

Heh. Saw this on Fark:

In light of the most recent Kennedy episode, I think we’ll be seeing it more often.

I did like one person’s comment over there:

If you or I, regular citizens, hit a cop car and smashed into a wall at 2:45 AM, didn’t have

Caption Contest starring Patrick –hck– “I am late for a vote” Kennedy.

 PataquiddickPatrick Kennedy has a new explanation for his Car wreck in the wee hours of Thursday morning.  He claims that he had prescribed medication that made him goofier than usual.Kennedy (d, RI) in his own defense claims that he was…

What IS it with these people?CNSNews.com) – He says medication made him do it: Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), the son of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) says he “consumed no alcohol” before crashing his car near Capitol Hill in the middle…

I took choir in middle school – I can’t sing at all (just ask my animals), which made me perfect for a choir.  One of the arrangements we did for a competion consisted of commercial jingles.  There was State Farm’s…

I took choir in middle school – I can’t sing at all (just ask my animals), which made me perfect for a choir.  One of the arrangements we did for a competion consisted of commercial jingles.  There was State Farm’s…

UPDATE 2: Michelle has linked to a story saying “Lou Cannon…”The officers on the scene smelled alcohol..But Cannon, appearing on WRKO’s… mistaken, no smell of alcohol was observed. Right…nothing to see here, let’s moveon.org

Have you heard the big news? A member of one of America’s most powerful political dynasties was caught drinking and driving!!! Let’s keep our faux outrage to a minimum, okay?…

Not only has Teddy Kennedy’s son, Patrick, gone into “public service” like Dad, he has also begun getting preferential treatment from the police regarding traffic incidents. Apparently he crashed his car in Washington D.C., ostensibly on his way to a…