I was just pondering the fact that the Kennedys are willing to throw this one to the wolves.
Daddy's got books to sell, you know? But you have to admit, he's done it a lot faster than Ted could have.
BTW, look for the Dems to start quietly trashing the Capitol Police.
And Mary Jo is still unavailable for comment.
The Capitol Police have had their (jewels) in a vise since the State of the Union t-shirt incidents. The pressure is bipartisan, remember Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.) who was nasty and condescending to the police for removing his wife over her shirt. He treated them like children rather than as men and women who would (and have) take a bullet to protect Congress.
Chief Gainer was forced out after that. It's also been noted that many former military officers have joined the Capitol Police since September 11th and they have a mindset of actually securing Capitol Hill and Congress rather than acting as sycophants. Hence incidents like McKinney's and Kennedy's that once would have been hushed up as normal business on the Hill now see the light of day as a professional police force asserts itself.
I bet Chris Matthews could tell some tales from his days as a Capitol Police officer decades ago.
All that being said, it is the 'Rats MO to trash law enforcement when they get in a jam, so I join you in that expectation.