"I'm... I'm not afraid. I'll put my foot down and stand up if I'm on a plane with a terrorist – I'll take him out right there."
--Steve Kagen
And how will Kagen deal with his son's illicit drug use?
APPLETON (AP) -- One day after his father won a fiercely contested congressional seat, Tommy Kagen, the son of Steve Kagen, was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, authorities said Thursday.
Tommy Kagen, 21, received a $168 ticket after a security screener at the Outagamie County Regional Airport found a marijuana pipe in his bags, said Sheriff's Capt. Mike Jobe.
Steve Kagen was not with his son at the time, according to authorities who said the incident occurred Wednesday around 5 p.m.
This has to put a damper on the Kagen victory celebration. A drug-related charge in the family can do that.
...In a statement, the elder Kagen said he was "very disappointed" with his son's actions.
"It shows a lack of respect for the law and our family," he said.
That's a very good response to his son's law-breaking.
But he also criticized the media's coverage, telling WLUK-TV in Green Bay the incident didn't deserve such scrutiny.
"When there's 650,000 dead in Iraq, and a news editor thinks this belongs on television, that's a sad commentary" on the media, he said.
Kagen should have stopped while he was ahead. He was doing so well, then he blew it.
His subsequent statements attempt to deflect attention from his son's misdeeds.
He tries shift the focus and dodge responsibility.
Of course the incident deserves scrutiny. Kagen's son is 21-years-old. He's not a child who needs to be protected from the spotlight. He's the adult son of a soon to be U.S. Representative.
The Bush daughters weren't granted media immunity for their underage drinking.
Kagen has to understand that this is part of being a public figure. He and his family are under the microscope now.
I think "terrorist slayer" Kagen is being awfully wimpy.
Expressing disappointment in his son was appropriate. Iraq is not relevant to this matter.
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