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It's the "intent" element of the crime that he's going to try to beat. No intent = no GTA. That won't be a hard sell in this case, even without an Ambien defense.

There are plenty of other charges that don't have the same intent element, like larceny and "unlawful taking," so he's not out of the woods by any means. His lawyer will make a deal for a non-felony conviction, and he'll plead to a misdemeanor.

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Probably he's use the ambien defense, 20mg chased down with a $5 fifth of Taaka.

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Dammit doc, make it Brandy Stingers or it's Obamacare for me!

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So much upfist for you.

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<i>I have never heard of medicinal alcohol. </i> You never been snakebit? Where was James Carville when all this was going on, I wanna know.

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All I ever want to do drunk is lie down somewhere comfortable. Mind you, that's most of what I do sober as well.

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His wife is rich, he is not and he is done for, without the perks of fucking a congress critter she is going to find some new boy meat to slap against her face. At least that is what I would do.

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"Medicinal alcohol" went out of style when they repealed Prohibition. Unless this is a dry county in Idaho, that's one excuse that's not going to fly.

I'm betting on the excuse being that he accidentally mixed his booze with pills (something like Ambien or Valium). Some of those combos can make you very stupid (a.k.a. "temporarily insane", see?), and the fact that he was seeing angels can only help pull off this defense. His laywer is busy researching the facts (on Wikipedia), and as soon as they have a little chat with a helpful Republican pharmacist, we'll know exactly how it was that he thought a black Excursion was his red Camaro.

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No, this is a serious problem.

His Canyon County constituents are going to be very disappointed to learn that he lacks fundamental life skills, like the ability to back up an SUV-trailer combo while smashed out of his gourd. Real American™ men can do this blindfolded, in Idaho.

Being such a wimp is going to cost him dearly in the next election.

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wow. i didn't know that. i thought he was just a run of the mill right wing asshole.

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why do so many drunk people want to drive? as an often drunk person myself there are many things i want to do in that condition, including have orgiastic sex, eat doritos, take stupid pictures of my cats and post nasty comments on fb.

i do not ever want to drive.

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If the "medical reasons" include rabid fandom for Jackass Ryan Dunn, I'll accept it.

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Point taken...have you seen how this chemical corrodes metal?

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It's kind of a wonder Weiner's dick didn't get hacked.

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I have a medical condition too. It's called being allergic to bullshit.

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