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In reply to the discussion: Obama says drug legalization not answer to cartels [View all]Akoto
(4,261 posts)63. On an election year, any other answer would be idiocy.
If he tried to get something through Congress, he would be stonewalled. None of the representatives would want to take that kind of political gamble. It'd be slitting his own throat just before an election, as someone said.
Then, you get the Republicans pouncing on it. I can already hear the swarm of TV commercials.
"President Obama says that he wants to legalize deadly drugs and put them in our pharmacies. Do you want crack prescribed to your children? Paid for by Republicans for Bigotry in Elections."
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For Obama, its worse to be seen as soft on crime than endorse legalization n/t
AZ Progressive
Apr 2012
#11
From the posts here, I would again suggest The President Has a Growing MJ Problem
FlaGatorJD
Apr 2012
#92
Did you notice that the GOP has open season on him no matter what he does?
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2012
#18
sorry but he's not really a stand up kind of guy on many issues the public is ahead with nt
msongs
Apr 2012
#34
sorry, President Obama, but you are wrong on that one...we've had 50 years of War on Drugs...
rfranklin
Apr 2012
#3
Ever since the Willie Horton ads, politicians have been afraid to be seen as soft on crime n/t
AZ Progressive
Apr 2012
#9
No, hes just not suicidal enough to agree that making drugs legal may be the answer.
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#27
The fact that he's open to listening to the other leaders on this is huge imo
Voice for Peace
Apr 2012
#45
The stupid thing here is, the William Bennett types he's trying to appease with this stance
Ken Burch
Apr 2012
#23
'He said the responsibility also rests with countries that are big destinations for the drugs
EFerrari
Apr 2012
#32
Sigh. He knows he's wrong. He's not an idiot. He just doesn't want to pick this battle.
SunSeeker
Apr 2012
#35
Not to mention without the support of both houses he cant overturn the federal laws regarding
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#43
I agree the policy has failed and will likely continue to fail however that doesnt make him an
cstanleytech
Apr 2012
#44
I live in a state that won't be in play. I have the luxury of considering third party candidates.
Comrade Grumpy
Apr 2012
#52
Exactly. He can't get congress to pass infrastructure improvements. Legal heroin? Pfft.
SunSeeker
Apr 2012
#68
Obama's Christian beliefs are so strong they inform his policy choice on gay marriage..
Fumesucker
Apr 2012
#82