I was using the term euphemistically, rather than literally. :D

Even plain water can become a "poison" in certain quantities..

Michale.....

Well, first off it's not a poison. By any definition...

I don't know WHY I posted the marijuana comment in the Obama Veto commentary...

My bust... Sorry....

Michale.....

You do raise logical points.. That is undeniable..

However, that type of logic can be applied to many other criminal matters..

Once we start down the road of decriminalization for the sake of ease or convenience, it takes us to a very nasty place indeed..

Michale.....

Never having been a fan of the stuff myself, I can still see their logic...no more criminal records for a huge number of citizens who are otherwise harmless; and a potential huge boost in taxation revenue. Not to mention a re-direction of police attention to crimes where there truly are victims.

As I have said before, do we REALLY need *another* way for Americans to ingest poisons that enable them to act like morons??? :D

So, honest question here??

Where does this thirst for marijuana legalization come from???

Michale.....

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/10/no-party-for-ending-prohibition-ctd.html

Hope reading you becomes a regular part of Sullivan's routine, and helps bring you greater readership.

Mostly these things happen with a veto "threat" and it never actually comes down to vetoing some bill. But Obama simply has not made effective use of this very powerful tool. This may be changing, though, with the exodus of Rahm (one can hope, at any rate).

Liz -

No, no, don't worry, there'll be credit enough to spread around, never fear! Check out that Salon excerpt, though, because the WH really is pushing the "consumer protection" thing -- which is a really, really good thing for them to do, in my opinion. And the more influence Warren shows from here on out, the better. Also, the Left will be a lot happier as well with Obama, so that's an added bonus.

:-)

-CW

Inquiring minds would like to know ...

Some very interesting things are afoot behind the scenes.

Business folk like Rupert Murdoch - who used to donate equally to both parties - is placing more of his money w/ Republicans. This is a shift for him, from pragmatic to ideological.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has pledged $75 million on the election with much of this going to conservatives. This amount would be, I believe, more than either the DNC or RNC.

What I find interesting about this is that the big money may be placing all of its eggs in one basket.

If this is the case, this may have the interesting side effect of freeing Democrats to pursue a stronger agenda. It may unintentionally create a monied party and a populist party. Which would be a shift from the past where big money would give to both parties so whoever won, they had a friend in Washington!

These are very interesting times. Very interesting indeed.
-David