- Deborah Cox-Roush mugshot (photo courtesy Hillsborough County Sheriff)
In what could be the final nail in the coffin of her race for chair of the Republican Party of Florida, it was disclosed yesterday that Hillsborough County Chairwoman Deborah Cox-Roush was arrested for DUI in 2004. According to the St. Petersblog (which appears to have broken the story ahead of the mainstream media which is playing catch-up today — along with Irreverent View) Cox-Roush blew a .16 — twice the legal limit according to Florida law. That’s more than just a beer or two.
While drinking and driving is certainly wrong and inappropriate — it shows a reckless disregard for the life of your fellow citizens — it’s almost so commonplace you have to wonder whether her DUI will really be the fatal blow to Cox-Roush’s ladder-climbing. I’ve never had a DUI, but I know lots of people who have — including the pastor at my church and former President George W. Bush.
What is more likely to undo Cox-Roush is the fact that the DUI is just another example of her poor judgment.
This article appears in Dec 23-29, 2010.