Adenhart Tragedy Inspires Accountability

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:41 AM PDT

According to NY Daily News, former GOP Representative Vito Fossella has plead guilty to DUI. He was inspired by the Adenhart tragedy to do this.

The article makes it look as though this may have just been a bald publicity stunt or trivial reaction to public pressure. But regardless, it means that at least one person is accepting responsibility for his actions in getting behind the wheel drunk. Though Fossella appears to be not that great a person--he was keeping two separate families, apparently--hopefully his high profile and the reasons he gave for pleading guilty will lead to that many more people taking on their own accountability, too.

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Hmm

My HTML powers have failed me, apparently. Not really sure what I did wrong there—so if anyone’s able to fix it, much appreciated.

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:42 AM PDT reply actions

Here you go...

Link

I see red people

by The Limey on Apr 13, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Fixed the post for you

make sure you change it to “switch to HTML Editor” when you want to use html tags like that :)

RIP Nick Adenhart :(

by scottnak on Apr 13, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks

Apparently HTML insertion in fanposts is not the same as HTML insertion in comments…

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks!

Can you tell what’s wrong with the anchor in the post?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Apr 13, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions

Nope...

but if you use the link button above (the one that looks like a chain) and dump the address in there it does it all for you…

I see red people

by The Limey on Apr 13, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I'd like to think the guy was TRULY humbled...

…but then I think this this is a politician…and probably an attorney….thinking about his political future…trying to take advantage of the emotion of the moment.

And then I read this from the article…

“When one of Fossella’s three lawyers asked him if he’d mind beginning his sentence Friday night, he waved his hand with disgust and muttered, “Fine.”

…and conclude my initial instincts were probably accurate.

by sothball on Apr 13, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions

Fossella's History

Total stunt…..Same guy that preached family values all the while maintaining a mistress and love child while in Congress

by HaloFanInDC on Apr 13, 2009 1:49 PM PDT reply actions

Stunt or not

Its still a good thing. Maybe thats the idealist in me speaking, but as long as people are doing good I think thats the most important thing (motives aside).

RIP #34

by linkbruin on Apr 13, 2009 4:22 PM PDT reply actions