Sound Politics: Justice for Who?

September 13, 2006

Justice for Who?

When Justice Bobbe Bridge was arrested for a hit and run in 2003 while driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.22%, Chief Justice Gerry Alexander said

I told her we were fully supportive of her

Justice, maybe, but for who? [MOV file]

Scroll down to this post for a list of other reasons why I'm voting for John Groen to unseat Gerry Alexander.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at September 13, 2006 01:58 PM | Email This

Comments

1. right, Stefan--this "Bobbe thing" stuck in my craw for a long time; the Average Joe or Jill would have been in jail; what a role model--"do as i say"

conservatives locally and nationally have been forced to resign or were prosecuted for much less--sometimes from only a thoughtless slip of the tounge;

Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on September 13, 2006 02:06 PM

2. And all the Liberal hipocrits over on HA will be voting for her, at the same time they continually and daily blast McGavick on the same subject.

Never a word of ole Teddy either, except from a few posters who will not let them forget.

They must have a gene disorder....Amazing.

Posted by: GS on September 13, 2006 03:05 PM

3. Some time after Justice Bridge received deferred prosecution, which required her to refrain from drinking, she and her husband were pictured in a story in one of the Seattle papers (The Times, I think). It was some sort of fluff piece on their lovely home. They were photographed with a couple of glasses of wine.

Posted by: Maximus on September 13, 2006 03:52 PM

4. But McGavick had only a .18% BAC, didn't hit anyone,didn't leave the scene of an accident, and wasn't even in an elected position of great responsibility.

Go figure.

Posted by: SouthernRoots on September 13, 2006 03:53 PM

5. Wow, Bridge blew .22! That's even higher than McGavick and she's a woman with a smaller body and a smaller bloodstream.

Where's the outrage from Goldstein and the HA crew? ...Crickets Chirping...

Oh wait, Bobbe Bridge and her husband have strong ties to Christine Gregoire.

I almost forget, Goldstein is just a transparent shill for Democrats and Progressives.

Posted by: Jeff B. on September 13, 2006 04:15 PM

6. One of these days us "commoners" are going to snap at all the preferential treatment politicians get. When that happens every lamp post in Olympia is going to have a politician swinging from it. I can't wait.

Posted by: Tyler on September 13, 2006 04:57 PM

7. (Jimmie's Bartender Book--Page 6:) "The Bobby"
(guest mixes own drink at host's house)

1.5 oz gin; dash vermouth; chill with ice;
pour into host's expensive chilled martini glass;
hit filled martini glass on nearby kitchen appliance to break it; quickly abandon glass & kitchen unnoticed;
feign ignorance, hover over hour d'ovure tray or hide out in bathroom for 10 mins.

Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on September 13, 2006 05:34 PM

8. "Justice for who?"

Shouldn't that be "whom"?

Posted by: stu on September 13, 2006 07:20 PM

9. Teddy swam all the way from Chappaquidic(?) to sober up, Bobby should have at least had time to get home.

Posted by: Ron on September 14, 2006 04:49 PM

10. ...And she would have gotten away with it too if not for those pesky parked cars...

Posted by: alphabet soup on September 16, 2006 08:19 AM

11. Spare me the "preferential treatment" and that the average person "would have been in jail." It takes more like 5-10 convictions to get sent to jail for DUI in this state; her punishment was pretty standard.

She owned up to it and paid the price. Now can we talk about the issues, please? (And yes, I say the same thing about McGavick, too.)

Posted by: BobH on September 18, 2006 05:00 PM