Bush Twins Carded, Beer Confiscated

NewsMax.com ^ | July 30, 2002 | Carl Limbacher and staff

[AppyPappy]

I see you signed up today.

[weegee]

People who are hammering George W. Bush for passing "tough legislation" need to get it right. It was more of the same sort of "Federal" legislation that the Feds did not have the jurisdiction over:

from Salon (hardly a bastion of Bush support):

As governor, Bush signed "zero tolerance" into law in June of 1997, six months before his daughter's alleged first brush with the TABC, and the law went into force in September of that year. Under the provision, a third underage alcohol offense carries a possible 180-day jail sentence and a fine of between $250 and $2,000. For a second offense, there's a fine of up to $500, 20 to 40 hours of community service and a 60-day driver's license suspension, while first-time offenders faced the same fine, with eight to 12 hours of community service, a 30-day driver's license suspension and an alcohol education course. Before "zero tolerance," an underage drinker faced a $25 to $200 fine for any and all offenses, and that was it.

The state had a financial incentive to adopt the newer, tougher laws in 1997. Federal authorities were threatening to withhold $77 million in highway funds for the state unless Texas developed a stricter code for underage drunken drivers. Before zero tolerance, an under-21 driver could have up to a .07 blood alcohol level before being cited for a violation of law. That was tougher than the .10 level required for an adult to be charged, but it still let younger drivers get away with ignoring the state's legal drinking age of 21.

[michigander]

Well (s)he hasn't been suspended yet.
Maybe it's better to be new than old?

[michigander]

I spoke too soon.

[grania]

No kidding!...(except "Jocko Sullivans" on Chapel Street...now I'm really dating myself)

You remember Jocko's? Did you know that whole area is not seedy anymore?

[On the Road to Serfdom]

"He seemed to care plenty about other people's underage children drinking when he was the governor of Texas. It was pretty much three offenses and go to jail."

He had the law changed to that effect did he? Or was that just what the law happened to be?

[AppyPappy]

It was changed for him.

[J. L. Chamberlain]

Is it just me or does it seem like Limbacher is gunning for the Bushes. I mean two crackpot stories about the Bushes and booze in one day. This is getting to be a bit much.

J

[nothingnew]

You remember Jocko's? Did you know that whole area is not seedy anymore?

Yeah, I rememblrs jockos'..had many fine timers there, and I left before the area became seedy...ablout 1969...BWAHAHAHAHA!!!( sorry, I've had a flew beers already today)

Do you remember "Hungry Charlies" before it became "Toads Place"?

FMCDH

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

And I don't care about what Chelsea does as long as it doesn't cost the taxpayer money

If there's any possible way to stick taxpayers with the bill for anything Chelsea does, i'm sure the Clintons will, and have done it.

and as long as she isn't interjecting her political opinions into the news

She hasn't since 9/11, but when she opens her yap, it's pure lib BS. She's being "groomed" for a future higher office.

[vin-one]

hard to believe registered gets suspended for several days,hey AM take a chill pill.

[weegee]

Monica seriously thought that "the big creep" was going to leave his wife for her. He had power and prestige and made sure that she knew about it. Why else be serviced by your mistress while you are deploying troops overseas on the phone?

Dirty old man playing with a young mind full of mush. NOW seemed mighty outraged about business men who used to hire bimbo secretaries to consensually grope. I guess the detail that Monica was unpaid made it okay?

[CharlieDarwin]

You can't just write off this kind of foolishness to "being a kid." They know that the whole world's watching and they don't care enough about their mother and father to behave. They're just plain selfish. The question is why? I suspect that it has something to do with the way they were raised by their mother. Laura identifies herself as "pro-choice" which renders her judgement in general to be suspect.

A comment like this non-sequitur makes your judgement suspect.

[justshe]

***Your graphics don't seem to be welcomed here anymore. That's a shame. Some people can't take a joke. ***

You DO like to stir the pot, don't you?

[AppyPappy]

He was the President and she was a young employee. In the corporate world, they call that "harassment".

[weegee]

It'll give him more time to work on some photo retouching.

He'll be back and better than ever...

[Kaslin]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Sir Gawain]

I'm just making a valid statement. Too many thin-skinned people around here.

[Kaslin]

Congratulations on your Four Year Anniversary At FR