Politics is an ugly business, and as the lieutenant governor of Alabama found out over the weekend, it can be an uncomfortable one, too. Steve Windom, the first Republican to hold that office in Alabama during this century, accused his Democratic opponents of deliberately stringing out a special session of the state Senate for so long Sunday that he was forced to relieve himself in a jug under his desk. Windom, who as lieutentant governor presides over the Senate, said he feared being replaced if he left the chambers to run to the gents. His fears appear to be well-founded: The session was called to resolve a spat over Senate operating rules, which were redrafted by the Democrats to strip the lieutenant governor of power following Windom's election last November.
Pissed Off
Politics is an ugly business, and as the lieutenant governor of Alabama found out over the weekend, it can be an uncomfortable one, too. Steve Windom, the first Republican to hold that office in Alabama during this century, accused his Democratic opponents of deliberately stringing out a special session of the state Senate for so long Sunday that he was forced to relieve himself in a jug under his desk. Windom, who as lieutentant governor presides over the Senate, said he feared being replaced if he left the chambers to run to the gents. His fears appear to be well-founded: The session was called to resolve a spat over Senate operating rules, which were redrafted by the Democrats to strip the lieutenant governor of power following Windom's election last November.
