Mormon Senator Arrested For DUI

Mike Crapo was stopped by police in suburban Virginia

Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested in Alexandria, VA early Sunday morning for driving under the influence. WTOP radio's Thomas Warren broke the news about the Idaho Republican's brush with the law.

Crapo is a member of the LDS church, and Mormons are supposed to refrain from drinking alcohol. Police spokesman Craig T. Fifer said an officer was on routine patrol when he saw Sen. Crapo's vehicle run a red light, CBS News reported. Crapo then underwent several field sobriety tests, which he failed, Fifer said in a statement. He was then taken into custody without incident.

A Harvard Law School graduate, Crapo was first elected to the Senate in 1998, after six years in the House. He is one of four Republicans in the self-named "Gang of Eight" - a bipartisan group of senators who came together to work on a budget deal to avoid the upcoming "fiscal cliff."

Via WTOP and CBS News.

What’s your reaction to Sen. Crapo’s DUI arrest?

[stepped_in_it]

Let me just say a few things:
1st >>> Bahaha (idiot)
2nd >>> Never think you are above your teachings/preachings or the law
Last >>> UMMM, Bahaha (again)

[kirbstomp1]

Don't you burn in hell for drinking if you're a Mormon? Lol bahahaha

[martydotcom]

when can we Baptize this hypocrite & Sam Donaldson and save their souls

[stepped_in_it]

@kirbstomp1 Not sure, but, if hell does exist, at least I won't be alone! lmao

[stepped_in_it]

@martydotcom Ohh...ohh let me do it. It's dip them under water and hold for 5 minutes....right?

[woodtick57]

@martydotcom

Careful some moron you know may have baptized you and you might end up in Mormon heaven, which would be hell for most people...

[Bobolinsky]

When someone fails on a personal level such as this I hope they get advice similar to one of the first lessons of Alcoholics Anonymous.

"We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.”

[Bobolinsky]

But on a more partisan note...

Veteran news anchor Donaldson charged with DUI in Lewes

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2012121...

[thejimbo]

@Bobolinsky

Can't wait to to see the mugshot... ;)

[Godlesspanther]

He had a mug and a shot and then a mugshot.

[PoliticalSpice]

@Godlesspanther cute, very cute. Now cut the crapo.

[Bobolinsky]

@Godlesspanther- Sorry to crapo on your joke because I enjoyed it, but it would have been even more clever if you had kept the shot and mug in the same order as "shot and a beer."

He had a shot and a mug and then a mugshot.

But like I said. It was clever enough and Crapo has it coming. After all, if a drunk drives after said drunk drank drinks, said drunk deserves a dig or two.

[CommonSense]

It's the people who preach the loudest "That's bad. That's wrong. Immoral!" who tend to not only do what they are preaching against but do so irresponsibly.

[marine1]

Just one more nail in the goverment lid of hypocrisy

[woodtick57]

@marine1

the gov't lid of hypocrisy? Seems more like the religious life of hypocrisy...

[marine1]

@woodtick57 it could be a two-fer

[woodtick57]

@marine1

How so? There is no rule about not drinking when you are a Senator. There is if you are. Mormon.

Seems it is only the religious part that has the hypocricy...as usual...

[PoliticalSpice]

@woodtick57 when you run for public office and use your religious values to enhance your credibility, if you get caught violating those religious values you betray the trust in a way the is both religious and political. Indeed religious failing are between man and god, it is only political failings that are issue to be punished at the ballot box...

[PNWest]

This guy is now neck deep in a lot of Crapo!

[stepped_in_it]

You're just not right! LOL

[marine1]

@stepped_in_it storage wars and polotix, life just doesn't get any better:}:}:}

[thejimbo]

Very cheeky!:)

[ConserveUSA]

LOL! You better believe it. I have no respect for "anyone" who gets behind wheel after drinking. I had 2 good friends killed by a drunk driver.

[PNWest]

@ConserveUSA My sympathies on your loss. I understand your anger.

[jessejaymes]

Ok, right wingers start on the count of 4, 3, 2, 1......Let he among you without sin cast the first stone. We forgive all hypocrite right wingers and hold none accountable unless you of course happen to be anyone other than an extremist right winger. Second verse, same as the first.

[texas_cutie75]

Ok as funny as that was, not all right wingers are as uptight as you'd like to think.

[jessejaymes]

@texas_cutie75 Again I think maybe we have a difference in terminology. I would say every single right winger I ever met is about as uptight as a stepped on rattlesnake. Some conservatives are pretty good people but I never met a right winger worth knowing. There is a huge difference between a conservative (of which i consider myself one on most issues) and a right wing (of which I would rather be dead than be like.)

[texas_cutie75]

@jessejaymes

Hmmm, maybe we should break out the dictionary as well as the Urban dictionary for our conversations...LOL

[Neo_NtheMatrix]

First off, let me say this, because I know there is going to be a gang of liberals attacking me because this is a Republican. If the charges leveled at Mike Crapo are true, I condemned them and feel he has brought shame not only to his family and his community, but to the office in which he holds. Now there, to satisfy all you partisan Democrats out there, I criticized a Republican.

Now, allow me to make a larger and more significant point. Who cares? This is not newsworthy. obama is salivating as he prepares to raise taxes on every American come January 1st. We should be discussing issues such as that. Politicians getting drunk on duty is more of the dog bites man news variety. Nothing unusual at all in this story. How Americans will cope with the largest tax increase in American history is something we ought to be talking about. Oh, btw, obama also plans to raise the cost of milk to $6 a gallon. That's worth talking about too, considering he already has gas way over $3 a gallon.

[PNWest]

Neo, you and I both know that if the GOP wanted to lower taxes for 98% of us all they would have to do is vote on the package the Senate sent them last summer. It's that simple. Put the bill up for a yes or no vote. Boehner won't do it. The GOP is willing to throw 98% of Americans under the bus in order to give unneeded tax cuts to the richest Americans. The only reason that taxes will go up is because the GOP is protecting the billionaires. As to Crapo, I agree this is a personal failing and other than making fun of his name (as I did with unfortunately named democrat Anthony Wiener) I'm not dumping on him.

[stepped_in_it]

Neo, let me be the first to commend you on your bi-partisanship. On the tax thing, you are right. It is the story. And kids, just to let you know, get used to gas with your Cheerios...cause it's cheaper and will get you "going" in the morning! LOL

[woodtick57]

Obama isn't raising the cost of milk...you can't even be honest with yourself can you?

[DARSB]

You are priceless, Neo.

Here you are claiming credit for criticizing a Republican, and in the next breath saying what you criticized him for was of no importance. And then you fall back to type with Noun-Verb- Blame Obama.

If you didn't exist I'd have to invent you.

[woodtick57]

@DARSB

You have a great imagination and sense of humor, but you really think you could top Neo on the absurdly funny scale?

[classychazy]

Can you say hypocrite?

[marine1]

YES republican/democrat. there i said it twice. When in the last 40 years have we ever been able to expect a principled politician.

[classychazy]

@marine1. No doubt! Each party has its idiots!(O:

[FollowTheMoney]

I think just about every member of congress claims to belong to one religion or another. And I'm sure they all say it's wrong to lie, cheat and steal, yet that's what they do for a living. Yep, I can say hypocrite... ;-] To all of them.

[classychazy]

@FollowTheMoney. You nailed that dead on!(O:

[Flutterby610]

He is human just like the rest of us. If you think you're perfect you'd better watch out, someone will be nailing you to a cross.

[thejimbo]

"The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.'
- Benjamin Disraeli

[Dan_Tien]

All that he has to do is apologize to God and then all is forgiven. Then he can go back to criticizing sinners. That is the beauty of religion.

[stepped_in_it]

I always have wondered about the "forgiveness" of god? According to the religious, god forgives all....right? So, if I was the CT shooter type, am I forgiven if (after each shooting death), I fall to a knee and ask forgiveness?
Maybe one of the religious "right" can answer that question. And if it's a no, why?

[woodtick57]

Since the Mormon god lives on another planet, you have to wait until the planet is in view from Earth...

[stepped_in_it]

@woodtick57 Not just talking about the mormom god, but the christian god, the islam god, the buddist god and all the rest of the gods......(which are too may to list) LOL

[jessejaymes]

@stepped_in_it Here's the hypocrisy of the religious right. If you are a serial killer who deals heroin to teenage girls who you've forced into prostitution and and are sentenced to death for the killing of 12 million people with a straight razor, YOU my friend can repent your sins and believe in God 10 seconds before you are executed and YOU are in the money. On your way to Heaven. To frolic with the Christian version of 72 Virgins and hey God says you loves you man?

I on the other hand can be an atheist who loves animals and small children. Who has never committed more of a crime than a teenage speeding ticket. More than 50 years ago. I can sponsor little league teams, sell girl scout cookies door to door so my daughter can make her quota, each brown rice and tofu so as to never harm another animal for my food. I can work with abused children, save a family of 32 from a raging flash flood and be Knighted by the Queen for the discovery of a single pill cure for cancer. But I, my friends can never go to heaven. I cannot share the fruits of the joy of the Serial killer, et al. because I am condemned to hell by a God who loves me but can't see his way clear to rewarding me for being one hell of a good guy because I didn't repent and believe. That's bullshirt.

[MongoAPillager]

@stepped_in_it you have to be sincere in your and willing to change.you also must submit to whatever punishment the law decrees

[donsouth]

I am disappointed to say the least. Yet, when I see MORMONS doing this sort of evil, it makes me wonder what is happening to our nation. Nevertheless, it should not be a partisan issue. "All have sinned & come short of the glory of GOD."

[woodtick57]

Maybe our nation is getting away from myths! yeah!

[marine1]

maybe he is "mor-man" than his following allows:}

[thejimbo]

What is it about these Idaho Republican senators? First it's Larry Craig getting it done in bathroom stalls. Now it's Mike Crapo going for a drive after having a few too many. What ever happened to family values and personal responsibility?

[marine1]

@jamesmitchell there is no exemption for political hypocrisy

[Romney2012]

Oh well, nobody's perfect!

[DARSB]

Says the guy with the "Impeach Obama" avatar... ;)

[jessejaymes]

@DARSB What he meant to say is Nobody's perfect but that's OK if you're on my side.

[thejimbo]

@DARSB Clever, clever! ;)

[Romney2012]

@jessejaymes What I really meant was, oh well now he will probably have to resign due to the fact that he was caught doing things that mostly only Democrats do.

[jessejaymes]

@Romney2012 Mostly only Democrats? In my 66 years I'd say it's just about even. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. When you claim the moral high ground through religion and you get caught doing what you claim you don't do then you should have to resign. Either party.

[AtheistStand]

Religion is all about "acting".......

[DARSB]

Well, that's awkward.

[tomincali]

who cares about him being mormon its more that he holds an office. funny though i don't recall if the guy drunk and on ambien was arrested when caught and said he ha to go vote.

[thejimbo]

I barely understood half of what you said.

[tomincali]

@jamesmitchell my point it . it was another senator caught driving,seems a family trait.

[thejimbo]

@tomincali Fair enough.

[FFX_VA]

The Mormon Church will forgive, the City of Alexandria will prosecute, and the radicals on Politix will rant. In the end he has to live with the legal, moral, personal, and professional consequences of his actions.

[thejimbo]

Short and sweet it is then. ;)

[FollowTheMoney]

I'm shocked. A politician thinks he's above the law and doesn't have to behave like the rest of us.

[woodtick57]

the 'rest of us" are getting DUIs left and right also...it is a national tragedy. Seems far too many people feel they don't have to obey this law.

[thejimbo]

@woodtick57 Those scoundrels!

[FollowTheMoney]

@woodtick57 Very true. I guess I hold our nations leadership to higher standard. I, a lowly subject, obey the law, Why can't congress?

[FollowTheMoney]

@jamesmitchell Heh heh...no doubt.

[woodtick57]

@FollowTheMoney it would be nice to see people lead by example. Parents to their kids on this DUI issue would be a great one to start with.

[matthew]

He should have to stand trial most people, but he probably will not because he is a "Senator."

[Romney_Rube]

Romney was a passenger but he was unable to drive away safely.

[Belin]

Obviously he should not have done that, but if any person had done it, it would not be a news story!