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In reply to the discussion: That hopey changey thing at the Department of Justice [View all]dsc
(52,488 posts)but every word I wrote is true. Clinton had a brother who used drugs, got caught by cops who Clinton could have abused his power and stopped but didn't, and then went straight. Many people who have histories like that tend to favor strong criminalization of drugs (fancy that). Clinton also tried pot but never was anything like a regular user. Obama, on the other hand, has admitted to smoking a lot of pot. You can spin like a dreidel but that doesn't change the fact he did smoked a lot of pot, and did so for one and only one reason, he liked to get high.
Now as to your links. One is a completely evidence free post, one is about the drug czar who hasn't followed through on his promise in this regard, and the third is a link to a decision from two Carter appointed judges (though the law is something Obama deserves credit for).
Again, I am not saying that Holder has been an awful AG, but he has been, a B AG. The pot record is what it is, and it isn't pretty. The white collar crime record, which you have left largely unaddressed (for the very good reason that it is pretty lowsy) is also what it is. The deputy AG who is largely responsible for that part of the DOJ has left and been replaced, maybe that will help. I also think that the margins of victory for both Washington and Colorado's pot initiatives have made a difference in the view of the administration about pot. I hope that turns out to be true.