The campaign of White House hopeful Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) said they canned their “Super Trooper,” former Director of Operations Jay Garrity. But a visit to Saluda County Friday proved that Team Romney continues to think they are not only ABOVE the law, but that they ARE the law.
The motorcade of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney exceeded speed limits and went through stop lights Friday as local law officers escorted him, blue lights flashing, to campaign events in two South Carolina counties.
Traffic pulled over for Romney’s caravan as Saluda County Sheriff Jason Booth, a Romney supporter, led the candidate’s motor home and staff cars with his blue lights running from the Aiken County line through Saluda County to the Newberry city limits, according to an Associated Press reporter following the candidate.
The caravan traveled between 10 mph and 15 mph over posted speed limits. …
Asked whether it’s proper to use flashing police lights to escort a candidate, he said, “I’m not getting into this with you, sir. I have no comment.” Booth, a former supporter of Arizona Sen. John McCain, switched to Romney in April. [JIM DAVENPORT - AP]
If the amount of money Romney blew on the Ames Straw Poll is any indicator, we can’t even imagine how much was “invested” in this little escapade. We predict that either the Saluda Sheriff’s Department will soon have a brand new fleet of vehicles, or Sheriff Booth will have a brand new wing added to his home.
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