Another Fine Kennedy Mess

Here’s what we know for sure. We know that Patrick Kennedy, the son of renowned driver Ted Kennedy, had a single vehicle accident in the wee hours. We know he met with the police. We know that someone on the force instructed the officers on the scene not to administer a field sobriety test. We know that Patrick Kennedy first said he had not been drinking at all, but was taking two different medications, both of which prohibit driving or drinking while using the drug. We know that reports began surfacing after that he was seen drinking in a DC watering hole. We know that after those reports, Patrick then changed his entire story and held a press conference to announce he was entering rehab after saying he had no memory of what happened the night before. We know the police who prevented the field sobriety testing may have to answer for their actions.

Here’s what we don’t know. We don’t know how much, if any, alcohol was consumed by Patrick Kennedy that night. We don’t know his blood alcohol level at the time of the accident or any time afterward. We don’t know if the BAC would prove him guilty or innocent of DUI. We don’t know if he called his dad for help. We don’t know if his dad called the police supervisors. We don’t know why the police did not administer the test to Kennedy. We don’t know if he could have gotten away with going home, sleeping it off, then coming forward the next day to say he was in a daze. We don’t know if he would have saved a passenger if he had gone into the water.

Where are the people who screamed bloody murder over Rush Limbaugh, demanding he be charged with felonies and fired from his job? Where are the people who found it vastly important to dredge up years-old accusations of drug use to smear George Bush? Where are the media, putting out huge bold headlines making accusations?

They are all hiding, hoping this blows over as quickly as possible, while they plot their next smear campaign against a conservative.