Like Father, Unlike Son

Rep. Patrick Kennedy is going to enter "rehab" in Minnesota, perhaps at the famous Hazelden Clinic, but anyway he is making a conscious choice to get better.

Like his father, he lies about the circumstances of the accident and denies he was drinking---although he was at my old drinking haunts in the Hawk and Dove just prior to closing time and smelled of booze just before he was whisked away by Capitol Police before a breathalizer could be used by the DC constabulary. Just like those wind-power machines off Nantucket, the Kennedy pull is legendary for its hypocrisy and strength.

But unlike his father, nobody died of his serial drunkenness and non-stop lechery. He has decided to better himself in admitting he is an addict----something his likkered-up pappy never could bring hisself to do.

Patrick's mother also had a problem with the sauce, and maybe the genetic predilection is overwhelming. God is the judge and Kennedy fils should be in the prayers of every Christian who wishes good will towards the sinner.