Also see the talkback radio/ignorant old fart demographic-fuelled disconnect between incontrovertible evidence and policy.

So Obama didn’t lose my vote when he chickened out on his promises to fix the unConstitutional UnAmerican atrocity of Gitmo, but he certainly lost my support.  I was disappointed by his about-face on his promises about medical marijuana, especially because he’s used it himself, but I can’t say I was surprised.  And I wasn’t expecting a Keynesian to be able to fix Bush’s economic damage (and I wasn’t expecting Obama to be either as good or as lucky as Bill Clinton), but the Republicans have abandoned all pretense of fiscal responsibility years ago so it’s not like that was a downside.

It’s not that I want a Republican in office, it’s that I have no use for a false liberal.

Voting for the greater evil because you feel betrayed won’t decriminalize marijuana, but it might get you a much longer sentence with fewer rights in a much nastier prison run by a private corporation owned by the cronies of the person for whom you voted.

Also I wonder if my use of quotes there was incorrect. I’ll ask my mom, who is a copy editor.

Furthermore, the intent of this attack on Ed Lee was meant to send a message to all who would work to end Marijuana prohibition through democratic means.  The reason they made an example of Lee was because the legalization of Marijuana constitutes a threat to the prison industrial complex.  By supporting these measures Obama has indicated that he wants more Americans to live inside prisons.  He wants to give cops more reasons to seize property without a trial.  People need to understand that this isn’t just about Marijuana, it’s about exerting control over the populace.  I hope non-users can recognize this.