LIE OF THE WEEK: 06-16-2006

Congressman Patrick Kennedy on his plea agreement for driving under the influence:

"I've always said that I wanted to accept full responsibility for my actions," Kennedy told reporters outside the courthouse. "Today in court, I did just that. I accepted the consequences of my actions. I look forward today to moving on to the next chapter in my life."

THE TRUTH: Congressman Kennedy clearly consider himself to be above the law. He is not only shirking actual responsibility for his irresponsible behavior, he is falsely claiming to be taking responsibility with a plea bargain that gives him a small fine and let's him walk free. He does not even bother acknowledging the preferential treatment he received from the arresting officers who did not have the ethics needed to enforce a mandatory breathalyzer test after an accident situation which obviously required it. If the Congressman had any ethics whatsoever, he would resign from Congress (since this whole situation prevents him from any meaningful representation of his constituents) and take true responsibility for his actions, as would be faced by any other citizen.