Marion Barry was admitted to Howard University Hospital at 3 a.m. for “dehydration”- looks like someone took a page from Lindsay Lohan’s publicist’s anthology of lame excuses.

It’s true that Mayor For Life underwent a kidney transplant earlier this year- but I mean 3 a.m. on an early Tuesday morning? Everyone knows Monday nights are for pro partiers.

What do you think was the real reason Marion Barry landed in the hospital?

I think it had something to do with this guy: