Although even that is now in doubt as well.

While Rep Kennedy continues to insist he had no alcohol, a witness has suggested otherwise.  And Pat himself has admitted that he had taken Ambien™, a sleeping pill.  One wonders why he was driving with a friggin sleeping pill, but OK.

Here is the story.

Pat cites pills in car wreck

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.”

Pat?  Dude?  That is called DUI- Driving under the influence.   (No, it is not limited to alcohol, you can be DUI of drugs too, even prescribed ones) So….was Elvis riding with ya?  Just how foggy were you?

Wait a second.  Maybe he would have voted more sensibly under the influence.  Perhaps this is a good thing?  Ambien™ for all.  Hell  i know a few that could use some Prozak™.

On second thought, maybe pills explains the absolute lack of common sense coming from DC.  They are not just stupid or elitist politicians, they are stoned!

Seriously though, the real story is still the Police officials refusing to allow him to be giving a sobriety test though.  Congressional privilege is out of control.

Being a Kennedy may not mean you can drive, handle your liquor (and pills) or even act responsibly, but it still means the police will kiss your butt and give you a ride home.

It’s good to be the king.

Hey hold on this, raises a serious question doesn’t it?

How will they blame THIS on Bush? 

Previously- Another Kennedy That Can’t Drive? Inconceivable!

Others:

• Texas Rainmaker: Was Patrick Kennedy Hammered Again?
• Chickenhawk Express:  AMBIENESIA…
• RightWinged:   Rep. Patrick Kennedy Crashes Car On Way To 2:45 AM House Vote? Riiiiiiight…… 
• Assorted Babble by Suzie:  Cover-Up? Another Kennedy Car Crash…
• Stop The ACLU:  The Kennedy Crash and the McKinney Punch
• Wizbang: Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy Protected from Investigation
• Brian Maloney: BATTERY RECHARGE (excellent history lesson)
• Captain Ed:  The Strange Case Of Patrick Kennedy
• QandO:  Disoriented, staggering and voting
• Blogs for Bush:  Drunk Kennedy in Car Accident?
• California Conservative:  What Now?
• Bits Blog: Kennedy Claims Ambien caused crash, behavior
• Wonkette:  Patrick Kennedy: Drinking or Pill-Popping?