There is a reason that Ron Paul is the High Chancellor of the Internet. The man exudes common sense. Here is an elected US official (and a Republican, at that) who makes no assertions that aren’t backed up by common sense, evidence, and historical precedent. Say what you will about Libertarians, but this one has some damn near impenetrable logic. The Obama administration needs to make more use out of this figure as soon as possible.
In this clip on the Real Time with Bill Mahr (via The Raw Story), he tells us why we need to end the War on Drugs.
Feel free to fast forward to four minues into this clip:
Here we go again. Alex Rodriguez admits to substance abuse back in 2003, and the Cadre of Crusading Baby Boomer Moralist Sportswriters are again denouncing the current crop of MLB players (and the records they hold) as “tainted.” They are crying to the Baseball Heavens,
“Oh Mercy, Lawd! Take us back! Take us back to a time when baseball was played by the honorable and when records made sense! A time of purity! A time of nobility! We can’t stand the awful sight of these players who have no respect for basic rules and decency! Deliver us, Lawd!”
No I’m not suggesting we ban Mariah Carey’s attempt at movie making. Nor do I mean the harmless, though annoying, glitter graphics people add to their Myspace and Friendster pages. Finally, I’m not suggesting we waste our valuable legislative time banning Paris Hilton’s addition to the already overly saturated perfume industry. I’m making a simple request. Ban that stupid, little bitty, sparkly crap that they attach to greeting cards. All other forms of fairy dust are fine by me. After all, we Meppers hate the War on Drugs.
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