Let's drink to Idaho Statute 18-8004

Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter's campaign director for his 2006 Idaho gubernatorial campaign, Jason Lehosit, resigned Friday after he was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (as defined in Idaho Statute 18-8004) Wednesday. His blood-alcohol content was recorded at .20, over twice the legal limit of .08.

Because Lehosit has had two prior convictions for DUI, he was charged with a felony.

Coincidentally enough, Otter himself was convicted of DUI charges in 1993 while he was Lt. Governor (and was re-elected by the people of Idaho two more times as Lt. Governor and three times as Congressman).

Otter released this hilarious statement about the incident:

"It's true for me and everybody that works for me, there are consequences for your actions. I believe in personal responsibility, not just in public policy, but in private life as well."

I want everyone to guess what the consequence for Otter's DUI conviction was…think large and crazy…it will be wrong.