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"We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." James Madison

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Kennedy pleads guilty to DUI

Via AP

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.

OK, this is a twist. A Kennedy actually taking responsiblity for his actions; well, sort of. He negotiated to have reckless driving and failure to exhibit a driving permit dismissed, but partial acountability is better than none guess. Anyway, it's more than can be expected from his lineage.