Comments on: Kennedy battles his demons http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/2414 The oldest political news site on the Internet because nobody's life, liberty or property is safe while Congress is in session. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Doubtom http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/2414/comment-page-1#comment-13924 Doubtom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13924 With all due respects to the moth-eaten and crumbling dynasty that is the Kennedys, why should we care what this one is swigging or shoving up his nose? Is the community suppose to take the time to hold his hand, mature him, slay his demons and then make a public office available to him?
What is it with this infantile attachment to certain families to the point where we create our very own dynasties? Are we pining for a return to royalty?
Patrick Kennedy can go straight to hell as far as I’m concerned and being a politician from a well-established dynasty, he probably knows exactly where hell is located.

]]> By: Sandy Price http://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/2414/comment-page-1#comment-13928 Sandy Price Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13928 I read a biography of Chris Lawford (Peter’s son) and a cousin of all the Kennedys. The whole family was into drugs, booze and women. They had no discipline from anyone. They all grew up in and out of rehab. I grew up in the area where Lady Lawford opened her home to all the Kennedy brothers and they were as bad as any men found in or out of D.C. What they had that is lacking today is the press having respect for the White House.

LBJ was an awful boozer and chaser of women and everyong in D.C. knew it. Even the press gave up trying to make him into something he was not. Nixon simply gave the finger to everyone and the respect for the white house soon fell into disrepair. Clinton put the icing on the cake and there was little to respect from that day on.

The Kennedy’s were trained to win not to participate with any kind of rules. It was almost impossible to have even a casual association with any of them. Most people who did associate with them were hurt by it.

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