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118. Is she planning on introducing any legislation that would directly counter Obama's raids?

Fri May 4, 2012, 02:04 PM

May 2012

Or is she just going to CYA and play the good cop to Liberals?

She can say all she wants so long as she takes the centrist route and lets Obama do the right thing- bust the druggies.

Face it- Obama/Pelosi cant let these dangerous drugs run rampant just b/c a few tea-heads say they wont vote for him.

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Pelosi condemns Obama’s continued raids on marijuana dispensaries [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

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Presidents can use the bully pulpit to change outdated laws...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