Talk about hitting the nail on the head:

On January 20th 2009, either the president of the United States will be a man who used to snort coke to ease his blues, or the First Lady will be a former drug addict who stole from charity to get her next fix. In this presidential campaign, there are dozens of issues that have failed to flicker into the debate, but the most striking is the failing, flailing ‘War on Drugs.’ Isn’t it a sign of how unwinnable this ‘war’ is that, if it was actually enforced evenly, either Barack Obama or Cindy McCain would have to skip the inauguration — because they’d be in jail?

At least their time in the slammer would feature some familiar faces: they could share a cell with Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and some 46 percent of the US population.

(h/t Sullivan)

There is one major distinction between Obama and Cindy’s drug use that needs to be made. Obama’s, as with a majority of experimental/recreational drug uses, was a victimless crime. Cindy’s wasn’t.

I really think the so-called “war on drugs” is an issue that needs to be talked about more by the candidates. Specifically what I would like to hear is that we are ending this faux war and using the money for better things. How about health care, or reinvesting it into social services that might help prevent people from turning to drugs? You will never put a 100% end to drug use (see prohibition), but let’s prioritize better. This “war on drugs” has been going on for over two decades and done nothing but drain money from our government.

Now after all this talk of drugs, I really need to burn a fatty.