Not even Kennedys are above the law
Sunday, May 7, 2006
I began writing today's column just before the Friday afternoon news conference where Congressman Patrick Kennedy announced he was entering rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic for an addiction to pain medication. Prior to his announcement, Kennedy and his handlers had tried a couple of different versions to explain his early-morning car wreck Thursday. And though we applaud his "courageous decision," as his famous father said, we still can't help but wonder how the rest of us would have been treated.