October 12, 2006 01:44 AM UTC

Dave Schultheis: Almost as Dumb as Jim Welker

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• by: Colorado Pols

Republican Rep. Dave Schultheis (who is now running for the state senate) is quickly joining former Rep. Jim Welker as one of the best friends a Democrat could ever have. An e-mail Schultheis sent out after a tragic car crash that was, well, less than sympathetic (not to mention unnecessary) has been getting more and more media attention. From 9News.com:

A State legislator is being criticized for an e-mail he wrote after a fatal crash in Northern Colorado that killed two teenage boys and a baby.

The accident happened on Oct. 2nd when 17-year-old Tania Bustillos ran a stop sign and was hit by a pickup truck. Her brothers, 15-year-old Enrique Bustillos and 12-year-old Miguel Bustillos, and her baby, 3-month-old Destiny Munquiz-Bustillos, were killed.

In the e-mail to the Greeley Tribune, Rep. Dave Schultheis (R-Colorado Springs) questions the legal status of the driver and her parents.

In part of the e-mail, Schultheis writes, “Was the driver properly licensed? Was the vehicle properly registered and insured? Was this person the child of parents in the U.S. illegally? Or was she here illegally?”

Schultheis says he never intended the e-mail to be published in the paper or on its Website and says he was simply asking the questions of his constituents.

“I would apologize for the timing of the question, but not for the questions themselves, because they were questions from a constituent, so I usually try to answer those as quickly as I can,” Schultheis said.

Huh?

Schultheis, who lives in the Colorado Springs area, had questions from a constituent about illegal immigration, or this car crash, and felt compelled to send an e-mail to…the Greeley Tribune? Come again?

Uh, Dave? You should probably stop talking now.