Obama Failure Thread Part IV

throw in man-made global warming deniers and they'll declare war

 

Do you need me to explain it to you?

 

Medicinal or otherwise? BTW -- am I the only person in the world who has never tried pot who thinks it should be legal?

Or am I just the only person on the world who has never tried pot?

As for Awlaki -- no one should cry over the guy. He had never been indicted of anything and was not actually carrying arms against the US. He was a propagandist and yes, too many of his "correspondents" turned out to be terrorists (the Fort Hood shooter for example and at least 2 of the 9/11 hijackers). He was a US citizen and is Yemen in a war zone? In the end, I think it was justified, using the Civil War precedents of Valandigham (go after the agitator who causes others to act) and Lincoln's use of war powers against the Confederacy (combinations too powerful to be addressed by normal judicial proceedings.

And for all the fears of slippery slopes, we will not see Predators over Paris.

Still, this is the first time that a US citizen has been publically placed on a "death list" though I am sure it has happened before.

I also think this is further proof that the Obama Administration has taken a "kill don't capture" approach to dealing with terrorists. No nasty law suits or worries about Guantanamo. Dead terrorists tell no tales but they also file no habeas petitions.

 

No.

 

I've never tried pot either. Thus my opinion on whether it should be legal is irrelevant

 

What if I were a recovering alcoholic? What if I was allergic to THC? What if I had asthma? One of the reasons why marijuana usage for very sick people is a BAD idea is because there are reasons why it's not passed out like candy to children. While I think it ought to be legal, I also think it ought to be restricted and regulated.

 

So you think government will work better than private enterprise?

 

Seriously - your response to my idea to regulate marijuana is to say "regulate peanuts."

This is the kind of intellectual heavyweight language that has kept the Libertarian party front and center as a dominant force in American politics.

 

One of the better things I only did once in my life.

 

I guess you are unfamiliar with the US government. Here is the US regulation for peanut butter:

The regulation of peanuts is pretty extensive and well-documented. Again, this is the type of intellectual heavyweightedness that has kept your movement on the fringes.

 

I just had a bowel movement. does that count?

 

I think the sandhills might be a good place for that. Wouldn't be the first time someone did a vision quest out there, either.

 

My wife and I spent a few days in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. We drove down to see a Mari Sandoz marker, then over to a town that has the Sand Hills museum. Can't remember the name and I'm late for a 3:30 meeting.

But it wasn't just like being in a different country. It was like a different planet. Same as the badlands in that respect.

 

Think I'm going to need to add that place to my long list of road trip material, sounds awesome. When I was a tot we used to go to the Mojave Desert for our sessions, similar effect.

And I'm thinking mushrooms topped with a hit of nitrous might do the job for AB.