Friday, March 05, 2004

Must've been some ceremony: A New Mexico lawmaker was charged with drunken driving, just hours after attending a bill-signing ceremony to enact legislation to crack down on DWI in the state.

According to the Associated Press:

He told the officer he had a little alcohol at dinner but "did not think the alcohol he drank counted due to it being consumed several hours prior to the stop," the police report said.

The legislator, a Republican named Joe Thompson who is also the House majority whip, said he will withdraw from his recently announced campaign for state Public Regulation Commission.