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Wednesday December 27 5:41 PM ET
NY Gov. Makes Unusual Remark on Bush's Drunk Driving
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - New York's Republican Governor George Pataki appeared on Wednesday to reopen the wound of president-elect George W. Bush (news - web sites)'s past arrest for drunk driving with an unusual remark while introducing a new state commissioner.
As Pataki, who flew to Florida to defend Bush in the election recount impasse earlier this month, appointed Raymond Martinez as Department of Motor Vehicle Commissioner, a reporter asked if his choice ever had been ticketed for speeding or drunk driving.
Martinez replied, ``Yes, I have a DWI from 1989, and also a speeding ticket from 1997.'' DWI is shorthand for a ``driving while intoxicated'' offense.
``I guess that qualifies you to be President of the United States then,'' Pataki said.
Pataki's spokeswoman had no immediate comment on the governor's remark. A spokesperson for Bush, who is vacationing in Florida, was not immediately available for comment.
After Pataki's remark, there was a brief pause and then the media conference continued.
During the waning days of the presidential campaign, Bush admitted he had been arrested in 1976 for drunk driving in Kennebunkport, Maine, when he was 30 years old.
Bush, who pleaded guilty, paid a $150 fine and had his permission to drive suspended for 30 days, noted after the incident came to light that he had stopped drinking 14 years ago. |
