Generation Next

Published May 05 2006, 02:33 PM by Adam Reilly

A few weeks back, I suggested that Kennedy Hatred was a dying cultural phenomenon. Unfortunately, I didn't fully grapple with the ability of the younger members of the Kennedy clan to keep hate alive.

Even if you're not a Howie Carr fan, the contrast he draws between Patrick Kennedy's kid-gloves treatment at the hands of the Capitol Hill cops and Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's somewhat harsher handling makes today's column a must-read.

If anyone has a chance to watch Patrick explain himself in Rhode Island this afternoon, please pass on any observations.

p.s.--Whoever he or she is, this Lowell Democrat is right: this latest P. Kennedy incident is a gift to the embattled national GOP.