Patrick Kennedy To Enter Drug Rehab
MSNBC reports that Representative Patrick Kennedy has announced his intention to seek treatment for an addiction to prescription drugs. Good for him. He has a very tough road ahead of him and I wish him well.
UPDATE: There is considerably more information and background in the AP article. It seems that treatment for drug problems has been a recurring problem for Kennedy, dating all the way back to high school. This is not a good history for someone who serves in Congress. My initial reaction was that there was a problem, my second reaction when he announced he was seeking treatment was more positive. I'm afraid I have to fall back to the first position here. This is not a good track record for someone who makes law for the country. He does not seem to be able to beat the problem, either.
I think that voters in his district should be watching him very carefully. This really should be his last chance. His voters should make sure he knows that. I still wish him well, but I would personally be very unlikely to trust him enough to vote for him again if he were my congressman.
UPDATE: Along similar lines, this from Bill Crawford at All Things Conservative.
UPDATE: Jay Tea at Wizbang has a piece explaining why there is a huge difference between the way Limbaugh and Kennedy were treated and why that should be the case. I noted the rush to defend Kennedy by some of the some people who had demanded Limbaugh's head on a plate. I also noted at least one left-leaner calling, very firmly, for Kennedy's resignation. That was the only one I saw on the left taking a hard line. There may have been others, but I didn't see them.
