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- treehugger87, on 07/03/2008, -1/+12I'm not a drug user, and have no doubt that illegal drugs are an immense problem in poor communities throughout the U.S. However, we now know that "legal drugs kill 3 times more people in the US than illegal drugs do" (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/us/14florida.htm ...
As ever, we have much more to fear from the overpaid corporate executives running the corporations than we do the Colombian drug lords. - MadKennyP, on 07/03/2008, -2/+10He should tell that to Rush "Oxycontin Addict" Limbaugh, who illegally purchased prescription Oxycontin to feed his addiction.
- pmctosh, on 07/03/2008, -1/+8I didn't realize that English was McCains' second language.
- Kangalanatolian, on 07/03/2008, -2/+8The answer is the constitution. The drug war was always unconstitutional. But we now have a seasoned army of people who can kick in your door for other reasons. Your masters always wanted that for America.
- iceman0113, on 07/04/2008, -1/+5Doing drugs are a personal and lifestyle choice. There are other issues that need to be addressed than the personal choice of Americans.
- Bots, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2GRAMMAR POLICE. SHOOP DA WOOP
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3Ooh, did you touch a nerve here with me. We have been in Afghanistan HOW many years now? And the poppy production is the highest EVER?!?!? Afghanistan is supplying 93% of the damn heroin source for the WORLD.
And I don't want to hear the "it's a complex situation" arguments. We should have solved this LONG ago... - SheilaNoya, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3I'd say the biggest drug problem we have now is the $4 BILLION a year going to terrorist groups from the sale of Opium in Afghanistan. If the primitive Taliban could manage to stop everyone from growing it, why can't Bush seem to stop it now?
Supposedly, our spy satellites can read the date on a nickel from miles above the earth, but we can't find a huge poppy field that is being used to raise money for terror groups?
Let's fix THAT problem before we go arresting our own citizens and putting them in prison for recreational drug use. - Kanele, on 07/03/2008, -3/+5Drugs are no problem, with adequate laws, they provide money for DEA, Private jails, Pharmaceutical industry, Justice industry, and drug cartels of course.
- SheilaNoya, on 07/04/2008, -2/+4I'm certainly not defending Rush Limbaugh, but at least he paid for his illegal drugs, unlike McCain's wife who was busted for stealing them from a charity group to feed her addiction.
- tcbishop12, on 07/04/2008, -1/+3Not to mention chronic Ambien abuse, Senator McCain.
- johndi, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1We can't even keep drugs out of prison. What makes that doddering old fool think he can do anything about it on the streets?
- evilgourmet, on 07/05/2008, -0/+1The War on Drugs, is about controlling the flow of drugs not stopping the flow of drugs. Maintaining the supply to keep the masses satiated. Between all the drugs, the fear of terrorists, and religious intolerance it is basic* social engineering. (*basic not simple)
You are too afraid of the "crack heads", the crack heads are too high, and everyone is afraid they will go to hell. All of this keeps you "the people" from rising up and taking back the country that has let you down. - inactive, on 07/03/2008, -4/+4Better he goes after the drugs than another GOP attack on the gays.
- rhythmatic, on 07/03/2008, -3/+3Cocaine are one hell of a drug
- manicmarvin, on 07/03/2008, -3/+3But the flow of amphetamines and dextroamphetamines to kids with ADHD and the flow of sertraline to their depressed mothers is good, good, good for business.
- dkapuchino, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/nov/09/drug ...
- dkapuchino, on 07/05/2008, -2/+1Our satellites can't read the date on a nickel. Because of a small puny thing called "the atmosphere", they never will be able to.


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