A 23-year old bouncer cut the party short for Governor Christine Gregoire who was celebrating after a day of flipping burgers at a local festival reminding people of what she looks like, apparently she should do more of it.
When Gregoire, husband, and entourage hit Hannah's bar in Olympia, the gov. was the only one without ID. Protests from staff that she was the governor fell on deaf ears. Though she'd been old enough to drink for 40 years, the 23-year old bouncer was following the letter of the law and didn't relent. First husband Mike continued the celebration while the 61-year old governor went home presumably to change the locks.
Washington is a nanny-state, though predominantly blue. The strict laws concerning sales of anything residents may put into their bodies are such that minimum wage store clerks, bouncers, and even physicians are penalized severely for an inadvertent slip. Somehow it seemed like a fitting end to her evening, though she said she was flattered to have been carded. It is well documented that there is a long standing problem with bats in the attic at the governor's mansion since Gary Locke's residency,
coincidence ?
Bar bouncer turns away Wash. governor for lack of ID
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