Sen Kennedy snarks aboutt he state of the Military, but Casey Reminds him of the cuts made by Dems in the 90s.

I guess he fogot that Clinton reduced the military by about 30%.

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Teddy had one too many.  Ignore the pictures and the photoshops in the video clip, they are the work of the person who posted it.  Just listen to the clip.  The money quote is with about 13 seconds left.

The liberals cannot stop living in Vietnam, so it’s no wonder no wonder they want us to lose this war the same way we lost Vietnam.  This is nostalgic and just like old times…The country would benefit from them learning to live in the present, not the past.

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I have to admit, I am somewhat impressed.  The guy has taken some fairly good steps in his road to recovery and has taken responsibility for his actions, something any addict has to do at one time or another.

While most of Congress might have delayed and avoided the costs (ala McKinney and Jefferson), he seems to have a desire to come clean.

Maybe there is some integrity in the Kennedy line after all.  His dad and cousin sure do not show signs of it.

But don’t get me started on those guys.

Would that more in Congress would do likewise.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy has reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs in connection for his middle-of-the-night car crash last month near the U.S. Capitol.

Two additional charges of reckless driving and failure to exhibit a driving permit will be dismissed under the plea agreement reached with prosecutors.

"As congressman Kennedy has said all along, he will take full responsibility for his actions and that is what he is doing today," Kennedy’s chief of staff, Sean Richardson, said Tuesday.

I am sure the cynics will emerge, and proclaim that this is an empty plea, that he likely has a sentencing agreement as well, and likely they are right.  The amount of jail time is not the issue, accepting consequences is.

Congress, like it or not, is a privilaged class.  He could have stonewalled this and done nothing except pay his tickets.

He didn’t and I think that takes a certain amount of guts.  His opponants will not let this go, and this could eventually cost him his seat in the next election.  He obviously knows that, and I am sure he is hoping to capture loyalty with the honesty factor.

So yes, I am admitting this is possibly a calculated risk on his part.  Is that so shocking?  That someone in Congress might have a second agenda of self interest?  I may be naturally cynical, but I am also a realist.  The system is what it is.

I am sure this comes as a disappointment to the unhinged sore losers, but it seems that Robert Kennedy Jr’s rousing expose is not being universally adored.  Apparently some pesky facts have gotten in the way of his stirring tale of fraud and disenfranchisemnt.

Sure, the New York Times has come on board with Bobby Jr, claiming that "the integrity of the election process needs to be more fiercely defended in the face of outrageous Republican assaults. Democrats, the media, and ordinary voters need to fight back."

He must have missed the story about Chad Staton who filled out phony voter registrations, at the request of a NAACP worker, who admitted to paying him crack to do so.

He also likely missed the cases where Democratic staffers slashed tires on the Republican staffers cars in Milwaukee.

Those who shriek "every vote counts" forget that Gore only requested a recount in the heaviest Democrat leaning counties initially, in Florida 2000.

They likely also didn’t hear about the ridiculous chicanery that surrounded the Governor’s election here in Washington.

The point of this is, that saying we need to defend the sanctity of elections is fine….If we protect it from all sides.  If you want to address the problems of fraud, do so from a productive standpoint, and a proactive one, perhaps by inserting security elements such as requiring ID, validation of eligibility to vote and various other measures that make the process more integral.

But back to Bobby.  Today a few people from the media (obviously not the NY Times) fights back against Bobby.

Some Ohio Editors and Reporters Criticize ‘Rolling Stone’ Story on 2004 Alleged Vote Fraud

Did the press really miss the story in the 2004 presidential election of massive voter fraud and conspiracies to keep millions from casting ballots that a recent controversial piece in Rolling Stone has alleged? As the article’s author, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., believes, did news outlets, both nationally and in the battleground state of Ohio, engage in a "media blackout" that ignored what he claims are "deeply troubling" aspects of the election that returned George W. Bush to the White House?

Pat wants to be treated just like one of the poor folk. 

Treat me like I’m black, sez Teddy’s son

Fresh from rehab, Rep. Patrick Kennedy said yesterday he wants to be treated like an African-American from Washington if and when he gets charged for crashing his car on Capitol Hill.

Ok, start by blaming the cops for racial profiling you, like Rep Cynthia McKinney…. 

Denying that he was drunk and or that he asked the Capitol Police for preferential treatment, Kennedy, a Rhode Island congressman, said he’s prepared "in terms of bookings, in terms of mug shots, fingerprints, whatever they might have me do."

"It’s what anyone else would have done to them if they were an African-American in Anacostia," Kennedy said in a shaky voice, referring to the mostly minority neighborhood in southeastern Washington.

And what about the whites in Anacostia? 

Later, Kennedy fretted that "there are probably people who want to throw the book at me a little more to prove that they’re not treating me special."

Well since it does look like you got preferential treatment, duh!

It’s still not clear whether Kennedy will be called to account for smashing his Ford Mustang into a barrier near the Capitol building at 2:45 a.m. on May 4. He was driving without headlights and nearly collided with a police cruiser.

Perfectly rational.  A chip off the old block.

"The attorney general is still reviewing the events of that night," said Traci Hughes, a spokeswoman for the D.C. attorney general’s office. "I can assure you that if any charges are brought in this case, he will be treated the same as anyone else in similar circumstances."

Right, just like any member of Congress who screws up and gets a free ride home. 

The son of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was given a ride home after the wreck by Capitol Police and charged with three minor traffic violations. But he wasn’t given a sobriety test, angering some police who complained he was getting kid-glove treatment.

If anyone needed a wakeup call, it woulf be the Kennedy’s who have lived so far out of touvh from the people they claim to serve, thoughit is my opinion that they secertly (and sometimes not so secretly) hold them in elitist contempt.

If nothing else, the Kennedy’s continue to be fodder for the pundits and comedians.

Plane Carrying Kennedy Hit by Lightning

plane carrying U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy from western Massachusetts to his home on the coast was struck by lightning Saturday and had to be diverted to New Haven, Conn., his spokeswoman said.

The eight-seat Cessna Citation 550 plane lost all electrical power, including communications, and the pilot had to fly the plane manually, according to spokeswoman Melissa Wagoner. No one was hurt.

The Democrat had just delivered the commencement address at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams and was on his way to his Cape Cod home when the plane was struck around 4 p.m., she said.

The jet landed safely at New Haven at 4:11 p.m., said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Murray. A report was filed with the agency, which will look into the incident, she said.

Kennedy planned to stay in Connecticut overnight because he was scheduled to return to western Massachusetts on Sunday to deliver a commencement address at Springfield College, Wagoner said.

Also see this follow up on the Pat Kennedy case:

Officer Disciplined in Kennedy Crash

Capitol Police have taken disciplinary action against a watch commander for the handling of Rep. Patrick Kennedy’s car accident, acting Capitol Police Chief Christopher McGaffin said.

McGaffin said the incident was improperly delayed due to "poor judgment" on the part of police managers and that a field sobriety test should have been administered to Kennedy after his car hit a barrier near the Capitol at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday.

That he did not get a DUI will always be blamed on preferencial treatment.

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