As soon as I read the first four words of the AP story qquoted/pasted in the opening post above, I knew exactly who "this guy" was.

That $50 slap on the wrist for a hit-and-run offense just shows how politically connected he is, and what magnitude of favors he is owed by various highly-placed Washingtonians.

It's no surprise that such an avowed tool of the neoconservative establishment would have so little regard for ordinary people walking the city streets.