Posted on 05/10/2007 11:33:04 PM PDT by neverdem
In the wake of New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's recent car accident, much has been made of the governor's decision not to wear a seat belt.
One of the governor's own aides suggested the governor be issued a citation, even as he lay in a hospital bed in critical condition. And a resident of New Jersey filed a formal complaint against Corzine.
While I'm not personally fond of mandatory seat-belt laws (I don't think it's the government's responsibility to protect us from ourselves), there is certainly some hypocrisy involved in his presiding over a state that requires the use of seat belts while the governor himself refuses to wear one.
But I found it interesting that at a short press conference held just before he left the hospital, Gov. Corzine apologized for his "poor example" in failing to buckle up, but didn't apologize for the actual cause of the accident - conveying the idea that he, the governor, is too important to obey traffic laws.
We now know that Corzine and his driver were barreling down a busy highway at more than 90 miles per hour, flashing their lights, shunting commoner motorists to the side of the road. The sight of Corzine's car rushing up in one driver's review mirror caused him to lose control of his truck in an effort to get out of the way, triggering a chain reaction that resulted in the accident that put Corzine in the hospital. It's fortunate Corzine's driver didn't kill someone.
And what exactly was so important that Corzine had to put the lives and safety of his fellow citizens at risk? He was on his way to a reconciliation meeting between shock jock Don Imus and the Rutgers women's basketball team. Essentially a photo-op.
It's telling that Corzine is contrite...
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
If he thinks Bush is bad with the motorcades, he should ask what New York City was like for Bill Clinton’s second term. What a nightmare. Clinton shut down a major artery about once a month, if not him, then that idiot Gore. I guess everyone else is just playing follow the leader.
I don't know three people in this state who really gave a flying sh!t whether or not he survived that accident.
“i can tell you that corzine’s arrogant hubris comes with a price.”
the arrogance and hubris of democrats always comes with a price; high prices, high taxes, high sense of insecurity, high blood pressure.
something about Corzine’s accident just crossed my mind...I wonder who he pissed off.
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