Chris Lehane, a spokesman for Democrat Al Gore, said today that the vice president has never been arrested for drunken driving or any other offense. I ve learned from those mistakes. Bush earlier said he had been open about his alcohol use. I have been very candid about my past. I ve said I ve made mistakes in the past.
People know that.
They ve thought about that. Bush, who was 30 years old at the time of the arrest, said he chose to keep it private to protect his daughters, but his hand was forced by the news media. He questioned the timing of the revelation. Tom Connolly, a Portland lawyer and Democratic activist who attended the Democratic National Convention, told The Associated Press today that he was the source of the report. That person passed the word to Connolly, he said, though he would not name the public figure.