Some drunks get fired, but not Teddy

State says fire official drank on job - A supervisor in the state fire marshal's office regularly drank on the job, drove his state car to a bar, and in 2002 even crashed that car, with a police officer testifying that he smelled of booze after the wreck, state lawyers say.

So what? Ted Kennedy kills a woman by driving off a bridge, is a well known philanderer, routinely gives aid and comfort as a mouthpiece of our enemies and he still has a job a slight bit more important than some fire official.

Kennedy is the great hero of drunks and womanisers worldwide, not to mention the great red nosed idol of the loony left.

What am I missing here?