What a moron. Not only was New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine not wearing a seatbelt, he was going way too fast.
The sport utility vehicle carrying Gov. Jon S. Corzine was traveling about 91 mph moments before it crashed, the superintendent of state police said Tuesday....
The speed limit along that stretch of the parkway is 65 mph.
Hey, I speed, too. But rarely do I go 26 miles over the limit, and in any event I wear a seatbelt.
Let's just touch briefly on the arrogance of a governor disregarding laws that apply to us mere mortals. Especially when those same governors occasionally sign tough anti-speeding measures into law. One might even be tempted to make a political issue out of it.
Unfortunately, Corzine has lots of bipartisan company in the speeding department.
Republicans
South Dakota's William Janklow killed a motorcyclist while speeding. He was a four-term Republican governor, and was a member of Congress at the time of the accident.
South Carolina's lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer, has a long history of speeding violations.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry tried to get out of a speeding ticket in June 2000.
Democrats
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is a famous leadfoot.
As is Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.
That doesn't excuse any of it, of course. It simply demonstrates that power often leads to arrogance.
Still, Corzine's a special case. He might be perversely thankful he's seriously injured -- it's probably the only thing saving him from a severe political butt-kicking for being dumb and arrogant.
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2 comments:
I thought Corzine was the co-passenger and not the driver ....
GK
I think it's fair to hold the official responsible for the speed of his vehicle. He had to know they were going very fast. In most cases, it's the official demanding the high speed.
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