Lautenschlager arrested for DUI {WI. AG}

[bobthedrummer]

State Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager was arrested for drunken driving in Dodge County while returning to her Fond du Lac home from the Capitol on Monday.
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/feb04/209887.asp

[htuttle]

1. Son of a....!

Boy, Doyle is sure going to give HER an earful...!

[bobthedrummer]

3. Yep.

And you just know what the Replicants will do with this.

[olacan]

5. The

same thing people here would do is she was a Republican.

[StClone]

8. Why is that?

Republicans preach their holier than thou attitude and pointing out their flaws is critical in showing they are not perfect. Dems know we are not perfect and accept that people can make mistakes but try to move forward.

Pointing out Publican mistakes/flaws in light of their virtuous family values self-perception shows they are reality challenged and thus making many of their views suspect.

[bobthedrummer]

9. Hell, Republicans have killed people while DUI

and gotten a slap on the wrist like that guy from N. Dakota IMHO.

George W. Bush got Poppy to intervene in Texas with his cocaine/alcohol DUI and got his record expunged IMO.

It's a serious offense, she was in a State vehicle too.

A sad thing that it will be partisan spun.

[sybylla]

13. Funny thing is, she was all for .8 BAL, IIRC

What on earth was she thinking. Maybe it was cough medicine. :shrug:

[bobthedrummer]

15. The article mentioned wine

plus she blew 0.12%.

[sybylla]

18. Being a small statured person

she should have known better. Being one myself I know that it would likely only take one large glass of a fairly strong wine to put me over the limit. :shaking head:

I guess we can stick a fork in her. Even if she manages a decent mea culpa, Democrats can't afford to tolerate it. Too bad she didn't have a chauffer like Tommy did. It's the only way he managed to survive being drunk in office.

[MsDemeander]

29. Assigning this to a dem or repub is just dumb

It has nothing to do with it. Look what they did to Ted Kennedy after his error in judgement caused that poor girl to drown when he crashed.

If someone makes an issue of this against dems then just remind them that thirty years ago our current pResident got busted too.

[GainesT1958]

2. Isn't it now customary in Wisconsin...

To get a "designated driver" after having your beer and bratts?:eyes:

B-)

[Jackpine Radical]

33. Given the drinking rate in this state,

it's hard to find anyone sober enough to be the desig. driver.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

4. Damn! Why could she not be a Repug?

:argh:

[progressiverealist]

6. Great... just great. Double shame for this WISCONSIN DEMOCRAT

Way to go Peg. We only went 16 FRIGGIN YEARS with a republican administration here. Geez, you'd think they would know... Dems have to be squeaky clean.

[Lefta Dissenter]

7. Jeez,

that's disappointing. We simply can't afford for shit like this to happen! I wonder if we'll see her head rolling down State Street in the near future?

[htuttle]

10. You know, I wonder if Doyle is in town right now

He might have gone to that Governor's conference in DC this weekend -- not sure.

[bobthedrummer]

11. He did attend the Governor's conference

I don't know if he's back in Madison yet.

This sucks.:puke:

The general reader here doesn't understand the legacy of the corruption of Tommy Thompson's Wisconsin, and how we are making progress out of all that.

Maybe I'm overreacting, but right now I really feel sick about this.

[Lefta Dissenter]

12. He was at the Gov conf

I saw him in some shots, and he commented on that assinine statement about NEA being terrorists. CRAP! We needed this like we needed Nader!

[progressiverealist]

16. YEP. This puts a major hurtin' on Wisconsin democrats.

Time to resign Peg... immediately.

[bobthedrummer]

17. I concur.

Plus wasn't she working in some capacity for Edwards?

[0007]

32. I concur

[bluedog]

14. who was the sen

that killed someone... bush was dui....

[Tempest]

20. Bill Janklow

S.D. Congressman Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
Janklow Charged With Speeding, Reckless Driving, 2nd-Degree Manslaughter

http://www.local6.com/news/2689396/detail.html

[MsDemeander]

30. Was a DUI involved?

I don't recall.

[MsDemeander]

31. Ted Kennedy

I don't remember the young girls name but I know she drowned. Ted somehow survived the crash and his senate seat thank goodness.

[Jackpine Radical]

34. Her name was Mary Jo Kopechne.

[aquart]

19. I don't care WHAT her party is. She's unfit to serve.

Sorry. I still remember a dead two-year-old.

[Tempest]

21. For a DUI?

Sorry, I can't support that.

Where would it end?

Get a DUI and you can't work anywhere?

[progressiverealist]

23. in much of Europe you do automatic prison time for DUI... as it should be.

If you drink, then someone else drives. It's just not that tough of a concept.

[sybylla]

28. If she held most any office but AG, I might agree with you

But as AG, her job is to uphold the law, her job is to prosecute DUI's. As an elected law enforcement official she has just blown her credibility.

[noonwitch]

22. I never understand why people keep making this mistake

If you want to drink, hire a cab, a driver, or get a friend to drive you. Duh!

[Zynx]

24. Grrr....There goes her political career.

[msmcghee]

25. She deserves to lose her political career.

For putting the lives of her fellow citizens at stake. I don't care what party she belongs to. She would do time if I was the judge.

To say nothing of what she's just done to the Dems in Wisconsin.

[progressiverealist]

26. Yes. we need to throw her overboard immediately.

I don't care how contrite she is. She has lost all credibility and needs to quit immediately if she cares at ALL about this state or our party.

[bobthedrummer]

27. I thank the officer that did his job and arrested her.

I also thank the citizen that alerted law enforcement to her dangerous driving.

This is now the lead story here.

[bobthedrummer]

35. This is now being reported in the UK via AP {more detailed}

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3786099,00.html