Don't Go Into The Light

Via AP/Yahoo:

WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) said Friday he was entering treatment for addiction to prescription pain medication, a decision made after a highly publicized car crash near the Capitol that the congressman said he cannot recall.

He also now says he can't remember the accident and the police at all:

"I simply do not remember getting out of bed, being pulled over by the police, or being cited for three driving infractions," Kennedy said.

Well, he gets a point for owning up to his problem, although belatedly. Take away a point for the mutations his story has undergone.

As long as he is no longer endangering the lives of others, this, as far as I'm concerned, is now his private business. The real issue may be, as bulldogpundit says:

But the big story to me is why the Capitol Police officers did not even take him in for a blood alcohol test, or a urine test, which would have easily confirmed or ruled out the use of alcohol (and the urine test possible showing traces of Ambien).

Are free passes for elected politicians routine for the Capitol Police? If so, it's no wonder Cynthia McKinney was angry at getting stopped...