Patrick Kennedy’s relationship to his constituents is like that of a compulsive check-bouncer to his bank – except in Kennedy’s case, the bank keeps cashing the checks.
That’s the verdict of Boston radio show host and longtime Kennedy watcher Jay Severin, as he considered Kennedy’s announcement Friday that he will not seek reelection this year. “Patrick Kennedy has been writing overdraft for a long time,” says Severin.
Patrick Kennedy (pictured), son of the late Ted Kennedy, has made headlines not for his legislative achievements, but instead for a series of embarrassing public incidents, shouting matches with colleagues and trips to rehab for drug and alcohol addictions.
Most recently, Kennedy — whose mediocre charisma gained him the name “the Wizard of Uhs” — engaged in a high-profile verbal brawl with Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, not a small thing for a man representing the most Catholic state in the nation.
For those who haven’t followed the career of the last member of the Kennedy family to hold public office, here’s a partial listing of greatest hits:
1. Assiting William Kennedy Smith in his Florida rape trial, 1991.
2. Legendary shouting match on House floor over guns, 1996.
3. Shoving an airport employee, 2000.
4. Boat related troubles on Martha’s Vineyard, 2000.
5. Capitol Hill drug-induced crash and subsequent rehab, 2006.
6. Returned to drug rehabilitation in 2009.
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