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Thursday, June 30, 2011

San Jose, CA Councilman Enters Guilty Plea on DUI Charge


Just to prove that we are impartial here at the Drunk Politician Blog, this week’s post is about Democrat San Jose Councilman, Ash Kalra (our last blog concerned a drunk driving Republican). Kalra just pleaded guilty to DUI. See here. We always wish them the best in their efforts to rebound and never let this happen again.

Last month, in May, Kalra was pulled over and arrested for DUI with a reported blood alcohol level of about 0.12. An 0.08 is the legal limit. Report on the initial story can be found here.

Kalra quickly ‘fessed up and yesterday entered a plea of guilty. He was fined $2,000, given probation, ordered to attend counseling, and to work five days of community service.

Like we have said many times before - Alcohol is impartial, too. It loves politicians from all political parties. Unfortunatley, alcohol abuse and addiction problems may result from alcohol consumption.

Enjoy this PSA:


Whiskey, If You Were a Woman


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Friday, June 24, 2011

Idaho State Senator John McGee arrested for DUI and Felony Grand Theft





Alcohol does not discriminate. It treats all who drink it equally. And people from all walks of life, of all races, and from both sexes, love to drink it. The big and the small, the rich and the poor, the religious and non-religious, the pretty and the ugly, the flashy and the plain, the introvert and the extrovert , the powerful and the weak, Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, communists, socialists and capitalists, – all groups have members who have consumed alcohol, and all groups have members who have abused alcohol.

The latest member of politicians who now must face the consequences for overindulgence is Idaho State Senator, John McGee, a Republican. We are bi-partisan at the Drunk Politician Blog, and this is no attack on Republicans. It is simply notice that anyone can drink too much and suffer the consequences.

In the case of the 38-year-old McGee, it appears that after having too much to drink, he was arrested for misdemeanor drunk driving with a blood alcohol level almost twice over the legal limit. To make matters worse, it was not his car he was driving - it was a car he had apparently stolen while in a drunken stupor! Add felony grand theft auto to his charges.

The story is here, here, and an update is here.

Enjoy the public service announcement below:




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