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Rep. Patrick Kennedy: Downie Criminal Du Jour

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), son of "Tubalard" Ted Kennedy, better known as "Chappaquiddick Ted," has been a bad boy again - and apparently has been driving drunk and got into an accident.

And the Capitol Hill police covered it up - because they were ordered to.

Patrick Kennedy cited for 3 traffic violations in wreck

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Patrick Kennedy was cited for three traffic violations after his early morning car crash near the Capitol, according to a police report.

The report by a U.S. Capitol Police officer said Kennedy, D-R.I., drove his green 1997 Ford Mustang convertible into a security barrier near the Capitol shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday, and that Kennedy had red, watery eyes, slurred speech and unsteady balance.

Kennedy said in a statement he had taken a sleeping pill and another drug that can cause drowsiness, but had not been drinking alcohol before the accident.

Kennedy, 38, told the police officer he was "headed to the Capitol to make a vote," the report said. He was charged with failure to keep in the proper lane, traveling at "unreasonable speed" and failing to "give full time and attention" to operating his vehicle.

Kennedy spokeswoman Robin Costello acknowledged that the police report was filed, but said "we have no knowledge of any citations." Kennedy aides received the accident report Friday morning at his congressional office, said Costello, who is Kennedy's spokeswoman in Rhode Island.

Yep - it was those pills.

Unfortunately for Teddy's little drunkard, er, son, it appears he was boozing it up in the hours before the crash:

Pat cites pills in car wreck

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.

Patrick, Patrick, Patrick...

However, this appears to be Rep. Kennedy's second wreck in two weeks (in PDF form):

Operator Information Sheet

As someone likes to say, "Oopsy!"

This is also not the first time that Mr. kennedy has had a brush with law enforcement - in 2000, he slugged an airport guard at Los Angeles International Airport.

L.A. airport officials release videotaped incident involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Officials from Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday released a video of a March 26 altercation between Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-Rhode Island) and airport security guard Della Patton.

In the video, Patton is seen telling Kennedy that one of his carry-on bags is too big to fit through the X-ray machine. He then grabs one of his smaller bags and attempts to rush through the metal detector, but she blocks his path.

As he tries to pass, he grabs her shoulder and appears to give her a quick shove, shaking the arch of the metal detector.

They argue for a few moments before he picks up his bags, turns around and leaves.

The video was released a day after city officials decided against bringing charges against Kennedy over the encounter. The congressman, son of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), attended a hearing last week to answer allegations he committed battery against the guard.

So, let us sum up: in 5 short years, Mr. Kennedy has accosted a guard at an airport, and has been in at least 2 accidents where alcohol was probably involved.

Now, if this were a Republican, that person would be asked to resign. Nancy Pelosi (D-Nutjob) would call this part of "the culture of corruption" and demand something be done about it, and now.

But, because Kennedy is a Downie, and is Ted Kennedy's son no less, nothing will be done.