ANOTHER KENNEDY COVER-UP?

No ... this couldn't be, could it?  There is no police officer or police organization anywhere in this country that would ever cover-up for a Kennedy, is there?  Naw.  It just couldn't be! 

Well ... there are some police labor union officials in DC who are a bit upset over an incident involving Rhode Island Democrat Congressman Patrick Kennedy.  Reports are that Kennedy's car was running at 2:45 a.m. on Thursday without lights.  It narrowly missed hitting a Capitol Hill Police cruiser, then crashed into a barricade protecting the Capitol building.  The driver, Patrick Kennedy, exits the vehicle and appears to be stumbling. 

OK .. now what does any police department in the country do at this point?  You have a car driving erratically without its lights on at almost 3:00 in the morning. The car almost hits a police car and then crashes.  The driver gets out and starts staggering around.  He says he is a congressman and he is trying to get to a vote!  Problem is, the congress adjourned three hours earlier.  Now, if this driver is you then you can get ready for your field sobriety test.  Time to blow into the little tube!    Ohhhh .... but not Patrick Kennedy!  He's Ted Kennedy's son!  According to one of the Capitol Hill police officers on the scene superior officers did not permit them to perform a field sobriety test.  Patrick Kennedy was put into a supervisor's car and driven home.

Yesterday Kennedy was claiming that he was disoriented because of some prescription drugs.  Well .. that may be true --- but somehow we rather doubt it.  It's easy to make that "prescription drugs" claim after you've had a chance to sober up.  Now he says he'll cooperate fully in an investigation.  Fine.  Let's start with an explanation of how he thought there was a vote in the House at three in the morning. 

Could Capitol Hill Police officials be covering up for Kennedy?  Well ... let's think about this.  First, is there any precedence?  Well, we do have that incident with Patrick Kennedy's father, Senator Ted, and his famous Chappaquiddick episode.  There have been books written about the extent of the cover-up by the Edgartown Police after Mary Jo suffocated in Kennedy's car while he was resting in an Edgartown hotel room. 

America's royal family .... exalted and protected.

BUSH NUMBERS UP

Bad news for the media.  President Bush, who according to the left is the worst president since Richard Nixon, is experiencing an upsurge in the polls.  According to the latest Fox News poll, he's up from 33% to 38%.  Not much of an increase, but moving in the right direction. It's interesting to note that much of the increased support is coming from Democrats!  I guess Bush's big-government and big-spending ways are working!  But what's most interesting is the midterm election outlook.

It would seem it's a bit tighter than you would be led to believe.  All we've heard for months is how the GOP is headed to the slaughterhouse this fall. But according to this poll, 41% say they would lean toward the Democratic candidate and 38% toward the Republican.  21% are undecided.  That's generally within a poll's margin of error.

And what are the important issues?  The economy and gas prices are at the top, with 16% and 15% saying those are the most important issues.  Then comes Iraq at 13% and immigration at 12%.  A lot could change in the next 6 months.  By November, gasoline prices will be back down around $2 a gallon.  Will people still be outraged about that?

Hard to predict elections...but things don't look as bleak as they once did.

THREE CHEERS FOR DENMARK

If you remember, Denmark was the country whose newspapers published the cartoons making fun of the Prophet Muhammad.  All hell broke loose, and Muslims the world over rioted over the cartoons.  Boycotts and general mayhem ensued.  Denmark stood their ground.  So with that as a backdrop, how has Denmark's policy toward Islamic terrorism been affected?

Not one bit.  You see, Denmark has troops in Iraq...530 to be exact.  Not a lot, but hey...it's a small country.  I'm sure they're doing something very important.  In an interview with the Washington Times, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the situation with the Muhammad cartoons "strengthened our resolve for the long haul" and the troops would stay.  "It is clearly our intention to stay in Iraq as long as we are requested by the Iraqi government, as long as our presence is based on a U.N. mandate, and as long as we believe we can make a positive difference on the ground."  How about that?

Finally...a European government that isn't giving into to the political correctness when it comes to Islamic terrorism.  They have seen firsthand who the enemy is and what the followers of radical Islam are capable of.  Despite the overwhelming unpopularity of the war in Iraq, they're not giving in.

So, if you can find one, hug a Dane. Not a great dane, though.  A person. You get the idea.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

I wonder if the groom's name is Jack Sprat...More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

The Pentagon has released a video out outtakes showing Abu Musab Zarqawi fumbling with his gun.  Apparently the Al-Qaeda mastermind doesn't know how to shoot it.  He does wear New Balance tennis shoes, though.

Is anyone who opposes illegal immigration a racist?  Debra Saunders says if you watch, listen and read the mainstream media, that's all you hear. Saunders takes a look at the truth behind the stereotype.

Bolivia recently nationalized it's gas and oil concerns, meaning the government took them over.  Why should we care?  Pat Buchanan explains why Americans should be concerned.

Newsday columnist James Pinkerton also says people should pay attention to the radical uprising in South America and the left-leaning governments being elected.

With all of the whining about gas prices, one important fact is being lost.  Did you know that the federal government already tracks gasoline prices, looking for price gouging?  Ed Feulner has more.

CNN, known for cozying up to dictatorial regimes, apparently censored that protester that interrupted the ceremony with the Chinese president.  According to the woman, she was told what not to say in an interview to be had with Wolf Blitzer.  Way to go, CNN!

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