He Can't Drive 55

It looks like South Carolina's Lt. Gov. just can't keep his foot off the gas. You might remember that The Honorable Andre Bauer got pulled over at gunpoint three years ago for doing 60 in downtown Columbia and running a couple of red lights. Now the word is out that Bauer has been pulled over twice in the last four months: in December for doing 77 in a 65 zone on I-385, and in February for doing 101 on I-77 at night.

Bad timing for Bauer, who, just on Friday, had explicitly denied having any recent run-ins with the law. Also bad politics, since Bauer is up for reelection this year, and already has a primary opponent. And as much as it pains me to see Mike Campbell exploit his father's name and the Campbell's soup logo in a bid to get a job he thinks is a waste of money, I do like the thought of Bauer getting unceremoniously tossed out on his butt.

It could also prove very expensive for Bauer from a ticket perspective if he loses his spot as "SC 2". He was let off with only a warning in December, and was just sent on his way after getting caught doing triple digits in February. Something tells me he won't be so lucky after he leaves office and doesn't get to make up stupid titles for himself on his government-issued police radio.

And while we're on the subject of the police, perhaps someone should ask the SC Highway Patrol why it doesn't think it needs to enforce the law when dealing with "almost famous" people — I'd be interested to hear the answer.