Sure, I get that it’s “funny” because yet another Republican was caught saying one thing while doing the opposite.
What I’m saying is that alcoholism and drunk driving is a sad thing that can affect anybody; it’s almost never funny; and that owning up to it and facing the consequences is about all anyone with a shred of decency can do.
Republicans don’t hold a monopoly on drunk-driving politicians. This guy doesn’t hold a candle to Ted Kennedy, who is still the poster boy there. And this certainly doesn’t qualify as an example of Inherent Democratic Superiority to rally around.
This is a story about a hypocritical politician. This politician is a republican.
That’s it.
No matter what of your own hangups and prejudices you want to project on to things, that’s it. No amount of ‘what about Teddy Kennedy*’ will change that, and no one but you thinks of this as an ‘example of inherent democratic superiority’.
*PS Not the poster boy around these parts if you haven’t noticed.
For some of us, there’s a few steps between “I’m angry about something “ and “therefore, we should go full on soviet style forcibly medicating people I don’t like.”
I think “people who have been convicted of dangerous crimes” are in a different category than “people I don’t like.” You know, people we collectively feel okay about putting in prisons? I’m guessing there is some kind of cultural norm that forcing someone to take a drug to reduce their likelihood/ability to hurt other people is a far greater violation of that person’s rights than putting them in a concrete box and controlling when they get to see the sun to accomplish the same ends.
Rather than have third parties debate the meaning of my words…
I meant both “people who have committed dangerous crimes” and I used an inflammatory word to express my contempt for these people. I hope that is clear.
Plus, I’m sure he’ll be complaining during his mandatory alcohol rehabilitation classes about how what with fines, legal expenses and extortionate prices of said classes, he can’t afford groceries.
