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Rep. Wood Arrested for OWI and Pot Possession

Nice. 

Rep. Jeffrey Wood, an independent from Bloomer, was arrested early Friday by the Wisconsin State Patrol.

A deputy at the Columbia County Jail says Wood was booked on charges of operating while intoxicated-first offense and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

 

Posted by Owen at 1119 hrs
Law + Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

1. This is good. Let’s start on the pool on when he resigns - or if you prefer that he won’t resign….

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1158 hrs
   
   
   

2. He won’t resign.  He’s just another in a long line of elected officials busted for DUI.  His mug shot is rather funny, though.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1201 hrs
   
   
   

3. Really - old GoldSchalger was at least intoxicated with a legal substance. This guy had drugs and paraphernalia on him too.

   I find it hard to believe that he will stay in office.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1204 hrs
   
   
   

4. Best guffaw I’ve had since Spitzer was busted.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1213 hrs
   
   
   

5. ROFL

   Posted by Brandon on December 15, 2008 at 1339 hrs
   
   
   

6. He’s just ‘declined’ his chairmanship of the Ways and Means committee according to reports now out.

   Let us not forget - He’s now Sheridan and Pocan’s problem now.  Man’s not in the GOP caucus anymore.

   Posted by Kevin Binversie on December 15, 2008 at 1341 hrs
   
   
   

7. Ahh, yes…the all-powerful ‘Ways and Means’ committee.

   

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1347 hrs
   
   
   

8. You got me there. I have no idea what that committee does on the State level.

   Posted by Kevin Binversie on December 15, 2008 at 1425 hrs
   
   
   

9. Nothing, as all tax and spending items are handled by the Joint Finance Committee.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1440 hrs
   
   
   

10. Wood did not immediately return phone messages left at his home and office. He told Newstalk 790 WAYY, a radio station in Eau Claire, that he had no plans to step down. He also tried to explain how marijuana ended up in his car.

    “Somebody offered me some and I took it, and for whatever stupid reason got in my car and decided to drive home,” he told the station.

    Liar. Why didn’t he just say “I was just holding it for a friend”?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1444 hrs
    
    
    

11. That doesn’t make sense.  If someone offers you pot, do they also offer you the paraphernalia (pipe) that goes with it?  I think not.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1455 hrs
    
    
    

12. There is more here to this story than politics!

    It is NOT OK to drink and drive.

    Leave aside the fact that this guy makes the laws, and therefore should truly respect them.  The fact that he was putting other lives in danger over his desire to drive while intoxicated is really a chilling thought if you actually sit down and ponder it.  I know we hear this so often that we forget the real consequences to this type of behavior.  But drinking and driving has horrible effects on those that are impacted.

    I hope not just to hear, ” I am sorry” from Rep. Wood.  Instead I want to hear more of a public discussion on ways to combat this social ill.  From those who run the establishments and make money on this matter, to those who belly up to the bar, there has to be a better appreciation for the consequences of drinking and driving.

    Posted by Gregory on December 15, 2008 at 1505 hrs
    
    
    

13. Wow - what an idiot. You are better off saying no comment than - yeah I took it and its mine - I don’t know why I did that…  Uh maybe you did it to smoke it with the bong you had in the seat next to the pot.

    If the voters of his district don’t demand a recall - they get the representation that is due them…  Sounds like a bad episode of Cheech and Chong. “Oh Man - how did THAT get there!”

    Please.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1703 hrs
    
    
    

14. This post is worthless without video.

    Linkarooni

    Posted by Jed on December 15, 2008 at 1735 hrs
    
    
    

15. What, no one is going to make a crack about an affinity for ethanol? I guess someone has to break the ice.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on December 15, 2008 at 1945 hrs
    
    
    

16. Apparently nobody is above the law and apparently possession of marijuana is still punished despite all the controversies on the drug. He should check a drug rehab center to loose the drug and the legal problem.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 06, 2009 at 1245 hrs
    
    
    

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