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Seriously, wtf is his problem when it comes to marijuana?! polichick May 2012 #1
He may have gotten high Lawlbringer May 2012 #3
Hypothesis: There is a tactic amongst attornies in which they increase the pressure, patrice May 2012 #13
Thanks for this post. redqueen May 2012 #35
I loved my Libertarian corporate attorney & learned a lot from him, before he passed on. patrice May 2012 #37
How would you apply this to mmj? RainDog May 2012 #87
It's a simple problem. Igel May 2012 #71
Presidents can use the bully pulpit to change outdated laws... polichick May 2012 #75
President could change the substance scheduling of MJ unilaterally. Today. librechik May 2012 #112
I guess he's putting some special interest ahead of justice and sanity... polichick May 2012 #114
indeed it is. n/t librechik May 2012 #141
fed vs state law tru May 2012 #134
Fundamentalist isn't a term usually applied to his faith and normally has a RW connotation. 24601 May 2012 #158
One of the most powerful of the President's powers is the power to not enthusiastically enforce laws rhett o rick May 2012 #136
He must pander to the right. obxhead May 2012 #94
I seriously doubt there will be any "Left Turn" NorthCarolina May 2012 #98
ONly if congress is still packed with republicans nt abelenkpe May 2012 #109
Corporate Dems are hardly much better than Republicans though, NorthCarolina May 2012 #143
Big Pharma wants to market MJ in a pill form. lib2DaBone May 2012 #153
I think you're right - especially big pharma... polichick May 2012 #154
You're 30 years late. boppers May 2012 #156
It continues to baffle me as well... truebrit71 May 2012 #2
Bingo he is more interested in pleasing the Radical right than the LIBERAL left Vincardog May 2012 #7
I don't think it's so much that PBO is interested in pleasing the righties. Jamaal510 May 2012 #12
I for one am tired of playing defense, it is time to stand up and be counted. Vincardog May 2012 #14
So your argument is that he should act like a Republican so they don't have a card to play? Dawgs May 2012 #95
Certainly not. Jamaal510 May 2012 #113
Out of the few thousand reasons he could have for doing what he does, that is ONLY one. patrice May 2012 #15
A reasonable person would note a pattern of his giving more to the right than they asked for and Vincardog May 2012 #24
Yes, a reasonable person would & they would also note how quickly and utterly what calls itself patrice May 2012 #29
I think that "the Left" was left out because PBO wants to go right. Believe what you want to. Vincardog May 2012 #32
And you BELIEVE what you WANT to too. patrice May 2012 #40
patrice tru May 2012 #135
More "interested in pleasing", or simply NorthCarolina May 2012 #99
BTW, why should he do anything for a Left that continues to hate him? Hmmmmmm? nt patrice May 2012 #17
Especially since it is possible that some of that Left is in bed with the Right to take him down. patrice May 2012 #19
How about this: kurtzapril4 May 2012 #33
Very sorry about your nephew. We have had quite a bit of stuff like that in my family. And I worked patrice May 2012 #47
You're making really lame excuses for Obama's crappy, failing neoliberal policies. girl gone mad May 2012 #129
are you fucking shitting me?! frylock May 2012 #38
uh . . . sissy don't play that game. patrice May 2012 #45
keep fucking that chicken frylock May 2012 #46
don't do it for the Left Enrique May 2012 #62
That's crazy talk - the left "hates" him because they'd like him... polichick May 2012 #67
How does this decision play out on the Mexican border? may3rd May 2012 #96
Wait, where's the "President-Obama-Supports-MMJ" chorus? markpkessinger May 2012 #4
Look at DODT & DOMA. He's NOT supposed to endorse MMJ. You are supposed to BRING IT. patrice May 2012 #31
your paranoia regarding the left trying to destroy obama is unsettling frylock May 2012 #39
There's a great deal at stake that a lot of people appear to dangerously oversimplify. patrice May 2012 #43
the naivete is believing that romney stands a chance in hell in beating obama frylock May 2012 #53
Oh yes! Proletariatprincess May 2012 #65
i sincerely believe that exact scenario will play out.. frylock May 2012 #73
We did f___king bring it. For at least a decade. truedelphi May 2012 #48
Thanks for this info! - and - of course the context changes over time. There appears to be patrice May 2012 #51
GREAT POST n/t RainDog May 2012 #88
Oh, I see ... markpkessinger May 2012 #50
Nope. It takes two to tangle. It's the Left's fault for expecting him to do it FOR NOTHING or else. patrice May 2012 #54
And it's his fault for not being in a position where he can just write those votes off, however he patrice May 2012 #58
It's the left's fault, that makes no sense, you say he refuses to do it for nothing? how much is Dragonfli May 2012 #126
why are you hitting yourself? frylock May 2012 #57
The left is "running" because he's showing up with armed federal agents DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #55
Aside from the fact that the particular decisions are not his, but DOJ's, please see my post patrice May 2012 #60
See post #63 to see how far you have fallen down the consetvative path, while supporting GOP views Dragonfli May 2012 #64
disagree, DOJ is exec. branch under O & if he didn't agree with what Holder's doing wordpix May 2012 #81
Hello. The boss of the DoJ is Attorney General Holder fuddyduddy May 2012 #116
The poster will have to plea the fifth, Conservative views must pretend to be "centrist" or we will Dragonfli May 2012 #63
If stoners/progressives are too lazy to make him keep his promise, that is their fault. Dr Fate May 2012 #139
They're hanging out with the kurtzapril4 May 2012 #36
Is weed on the table now, Nancy Pelosi? DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #5
+ me too. But I remember how she feels about really and truly keeping truedelphi May 2012 #49
So introduce a friggin bill to reschedule marijuana. anti-alec May 2012 #6
Activists are people who have tried things like that for decades. truedelphi May 2012 #52
H.B. 2306 was introduced in June 2011 RainDog May 2012 #92
Obama HAS to order Holder to focus on busting the pot heads until we write more letters. Dr Fate May 2012 #121
Contacting John Conyers would be a really useful thing to do RainDog May 2012 #125
Obama is forced to order Holder to focus on busting pot heads unless I do (or do not) write letters. Dr Fate May 2012 #128
Got it! first thing's first, since Obama is forced to force Holder to bust clinics, who is his boss? Dragonfli May 2012 #133
If stoners/progressives are too lazy to make him keep his promise, that is their fault. Dr Fate May 2012 #138
Not exactly what I said... RainDog May 2012 #145
Thank you! treestar May 2012 #103
No no no no no no no no no no no! Pelosi just needs to SAY things about this, not do things. Dr Fate May 2012 #119
It's pretty easy to guess why he's doing it. truthisfreedom May 2012 #8
RTFO, Nancy, push marijuana legalization Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #9
you can tell its an election year......... n/t IamK May 2012 #10
+1 Blue_Tires May 2012 #61
He was doing this BEFORE an election year! n/t rayofreason May 2012 #100
a case of "do as I say, not as I did" with Obama. provis99 May 2012 #11
Thank You, Nancy!!! We love you and will never forget your support! nt patrice May 2012 #16
I have no problem with ppl using marijuana for medical purposes. However, Galraedia May 2012 #18
I have no problem with minding their own business and not dwelling on what I do in the privacy Purveyor May 2012 #20
I don't smoke pot, nor do I have any of the conditions mentioned... markpkessinger May 2012 #21
Is it okay to get drunk? Why is alcohol legal and canabis not? - and - WHY THE FUCK IS HEMP patrice May 2012 #22
And, if true, so? obamanut2012 May 2012 #25
My medical issues aren't your concern when I exercise my right to kestrel91316 May 2012 #26
So what? Chemisse May 2012 #30
Most ppl want it placed on the same shelf as alcohol may3rd May 2012 #34
how is that any of your damn business? frylock May 2012 #41
Right. Let's imprison those fuckers! DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #56
O_o ...? Galraedia May 2012 #70
As a matter of fact, yes, I am high right now DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #72
Riiight. Galraedia May 2012 #74
Riiiiigh? No, really, I'm high right now. DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #76
I wasn't disputing that. I really do think your high. Galraedia May 2012 #77
Take it from a stoner: you meant "you're", not "your", and "whom", not who DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #78
The lunatic is on the grass, Dragonfli May 2012 #123
but, you know, that doesn't really matter RainDog May 2012 #86
True. If they want it legal, they will have to get society, via Congress and the states treestar May 2012 #104
are you trying to support Obama by attacking imaginary stoners? RainDog May 2012 #110
Yup- the lazy stoners should admit they smoked it just for fun- Like Obama and Al Gore did. Dr Fate May 2012 #131
Your attitude is ignorant RainDog May 2012 #146
and that's bad, why? mike_c May 2012 #115
Heaven forbid that someone uses marijuana to get stoned legally. The horrors. rhett o rick May 2012 #137
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #23
Seriously!! SCOTUS, Jimmy Kimmel, Time Magazine & now Pelosi. 99th_Monkey May 2012 #27
i'm sure her staffers hear it all day every day from pissed off constituents.. frylock May 2012 #28
honesty is not a value in US politics fascisthunter May 2012 #42
drugs used to be legal back before prohibition. once they decided teewrex May 2012 #44
Top 5 special interest groups that lobby to keep marijuana illegal: felix_numinous May 2012 #59
I am only surprised that big pharma isn't among them as we have an administration that Dragonfli May 2012 #66
I've always thought they were part of it too. polichick May 2012 #68
Big pharma is number 4 felix_numinous May 2012 #85
The article lists felix_numinous May 2012 #120
Sorry, I replied as I was out the door and didn't follow the link until I got back. Dragonfli May 2012 #124
Hey--you're so right felix_numinous May 2012 #140
Thank you Nancy! Proletariatprincess May 2012 #69
instead of regulating fracking, nukes, et. al, O's raiding med mj sites wordpix May 2012 #79
same here CountAllVotes May 2012 #107
K&R (n/t) a2liberal May 2012 #80
The Obama MJ problem keeps growing and growing . . . . . FlaGatorJD May 2012 #82
Check out this DU thread about what's happening to good people because of this. Comrade Grumpy May 2012 #83
k&r THANK YOU, NANCY PELOSI!!! n/t RainDog May 2012 #84
Seconded, of Uncle Joe May 2012 #89
Oh, this needs a K&R! Trillo May 2012 #90
I'm so sick of this crap. Legalize it already! SunSeeker May 2012 #91
At least the Colorado Democratic Party endorsed legalization. joshcryer May 2012 #93
How is the rocky mountain high state going to dispense it? may3rd May 2012 #97
Our marijuana grown in Colorado is appropriately taxed by the state. fuddyduddy May 2012 #117
Then again, perhaps Obama is concerned about jobs being taken away from street dealers... Dr Fate May 2012 #132
More African Americans are in jail now than were enslaved RainDog May 2012 #149
Hows the BBQ sauce these days ? may3rd May 2012 #105
MONSANTO is eagerly awaiting legalization, so they can do to cannabis what they've done to corn, yodermon May 2012 #101
I agree with Ms. Pelosi except for this statement - TBF May 2012 #102
I agree - it should be legalized on a national level and the prez has chosen... polichick May 2012 #152
This post kind of reminds me of this... FightForChange May 2012 #106
Thank you Nancy Pelosi! abelenkpe May 2012 #108
thanks again Nancy! librechik May 2012 #111
Is she planning on introducing any legislation that would directly counter Obama's raids? Dr Fate May 2012 #118
President Obama could decapitate Betty White during a Presidential debate and still win CA Freddie Stubbs May 2012 #122
So having Holder focus on busting medical clinics is Obama's idea then. And a damn good one too. Dr Fate May 2012 #130
It may not be Obama's idea, but he certainly isn't stopping it Freddie Stubbs May 2012 #150
At first glance, I thought this was an "Onion" article. Peace Patriot May 2012 #127
The War on Drugs was a Republican Idea RainDog May 2012 #148
Kick Warren DeMontague May 2012 #142
Wow, President Obama must be a busy guy raiding all those places by himself. nt/ progressivebydesign May 2012 #144
I agree with Nancy, but it's another "state" situation where the state votes one way and the feds IndyJones May 2012 #147
Thanks kpete for the thread...Thanks Nancy for your "rebuke" of POTUS red dog 1 May 2012 #151
Kick! sarcasmo May 2012 #155
"whose actions complied with state laws".... boppers May 2012 #157
Good for Pelosi. musical_soul May 2012 #159
hopefully, this will be his next come to jesus moment yurbud May 2012 #160
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