The drug war is too costly, so we should just give up.
As a condition of the retreat, [Mexico’s former foreign minister, Jorge] Castañeda said cartels need to get the message that they must crawl back into the underworld, and stop the kidnappings, extortion and mayhem that have rocked Mexico for five years.
If they don’t comply, the military needs to be unleashed again to go after them for the murder and mayhem, rather than wasting more resources on drug trafficking crimes, he said.
Will. Not. Work.
The cartels aren’t going to just up and say, “Well, guess we had better retire and find a new line of work.” I can’t figure out how people think that making drugs legal will improve things. Sure, you can tax them, but who will manufacture them?
No company of any repute will manufacture the drugs that are currently illegal; the civil liabilities for overdosage, etc. are simply much too high. What you would get is the same distribution structure, the same fights for turf, the same everything, except that distributing would be legal.
I haven’t talked to my cousin OddJob in years, other cousin BadJob won’t go away.
103 Darren,
Long before Toshi “Harold” Sakata became Oddjob, he was an American Olympic Weight Lifter (1948) and then a professional wrestler (Tosh Togo).
There is no mention of him being proficient in Karate or Judo. Guess the hat was a good thing.
Simple
I eat peanuts at the bar too.
George Soros and the Left really want your faith. On The American Thinker blog, Jason Lee sums these issues up: As Obama‘s allies on the Religious Left step forward to promote Obama’s agenda and build momentum for his 2012 campaign, we should be prepared to expose them for who they really are. In many cases we will discover that these… Read more »
#105 mh42
Rule 34.
In this instance, Rule 34-c.
Well, I’m glad we made it to 100 tonight, and glad that Darren got it (sorta somehow), but I have a long day ahead tomorrow so bid all ya Hamsters nitey nite.
#97 Tim
You guys can make almost anything sound dirty. 😕
#103 Darren
The hat was his weapon. After he takes it off, throws it at you, severing your head from your neck, well that’s when his profile looks like the shape on Mars. 🙂
mharper#93;
I thought Oddjob was the hat dude but it’s been so long I wasn’t sure. I linked a couple of pics.
HERE
and
HERE
Enjoy!
GJT (should be #86)
GJT didn’t use soap and water @thesink
/Eeeeewwwwwwww
😉
Bonecrusher #83;
Heh. Ain’t that the truth. Olly (sp?) North became a hero out of that one.
Let’s try again…
[Girgling to clear throat] 100!!!
Dang, too soon.
100!!!
Just tryin’ to be hip but don’t think it’s workin’.
You wanna see my wireless router?
For something simple but very cool, go to google.com and run your cursor across today’s logo!
“#86 Goat-dude: I just don’t like to waste valuable reading time/eyesight with crapola; if I wanna hear lies/half-truths and BS, I’ll watch PMSNBC.” Like I said, hilarious. They really get worked up over what they publish. Takes an odd sense of humor to appreciate it I reckon. I do confess to hitting a brick wall when it comes to Thomas… Read more »
#85 Tim
Are you showing off a new wireless router or sumpin’?
#79 Darren
I think it looks more like Oddjob from the James Bond movie Goldfinger.
IMHO, Mrs. Weiner should 1) order him to resign, 2) move out, 3) get the best divorce attorney she and Hillary can find (Hill must have looked into finding one previously), 4) never speak to him again other than through her attorney, 5) give no interviews to the press jackals . That’s just for openers.
81 Sarge, Somedays you just have to go home, open a cool one, and have a good healthy belly laugh. There is not enough money in the world to entice me into stepping into Congressman Weiner’s shoes. I am not at the point where I am feeling sorry for the poor snook, but I agree; he needs to resign. I… Read more »
86 Fats We could lock up all drug users. Oh wait! We have tried that and it did not work. The prison populations have swollen and whether you like it or not…you can pay for rehab on an out-patient basis or you can pay to house addicts in institutions (jails-prisons). It is not a perfect solution, but these are the… Read more »
GJT needs to check in @thebettyfordclinic
Oh crap, this ain’t facebook, sorry.
GJT checked in @thefridgeforabrew
Bonecrusher, Lawrence and Simple: My thoughts: 1. I believe that the use of mind/mood altering drugs for non-medical purposes is immoral and evil – the Bible refers to the practice as witchcraft – and it is the proper role of government to outlaw the practice, and pursue those who violate the law. 2. The government has no business paying for… Read more »
GJT checked in @thejohn
GJT checked in @home
#82 Darren: This whole episode kind of makes Iran/Contra pale in comparison doesn’t it?
Did Holder deputy lie to Congress about Operation Fast and Furious?; Update: Issa releases e-mails There’s some emails the mainstream media can look into. From an inverstigavtive interview (not email & bold is mine): ATF agents interviewed by congressional investigators described supervisors trying to tamp down agents’ misgivings about the strategy to allow the weapons purchases. Larry Alt, an ATF… Read more »
Doesn’t he know that the only way to stop this is to resign?
Heh, I just spotted this on Hot air.
Can sexting be an illness? Experts are split
How quaint.
Rightfully so, Hot Air labels this one as, “Dude”.
What’s Gandhi’s “face” doing on Mars?
Judgement day: Weiner’s wife returns home to confront errant husband as new images emerge showing congressman cross dressing and ‘oiled up’
It was Bonecrusher above that mentioned sex addiction. Anthony Weiner is definitely “out of it”.
ST #53;
Keep that on a low profile. If Big Jolly ever learned he was on the Glenn Beck Show, he may suffer a physical anomaly.
Sarge; Good posts. _______________________________________________________________________ Bone crusher; I too am of the thought that there will be no net improvement in problems by legalizing or decriminalizing drugs and that the fact that certain drugs are illegal does make certain people think twice before using them. I guess that as society becomes more self-aborbed, that will make less of a difference in… Read more »
I’m embarrassed at what this country has turned into in my lifetime. Our generation owes an apology to the next. Yabut, cain’t we blame GW for our sins? Huh? Can we? I’d hate to admit to my chillrens that it’s my fault and I’m just a dumbax. Don’t forget. Our chillrens will decide on which nursing home that I’ll be… Read more »
Our margins are off 30+% from LAST year! What’s not to like? Ride around on the loop any workday and look at all the out of state license plates. Not only are we competing with our local competition, but we are also competing against companies coming into this market from other states. There’s an awful lot of ants on the… Read more »
#72 Pyro: Hold on, Sporty. The economy is not only GW’s fault. It’s the investors and consumers, ATM’s and Kee-oskes’ fault as well. Sheesh, blaming Bush is not enough. Get with the program. *smacks you, upside the head*
Small businesses are losing hope in the recovery.
Not good.
I blame Bush.
Or the Taliban.
It’s all good!
Awww. Thanks, Lowrents!!! 🙂
Got it!
#68?
You know what they say?
Forget about protecting yourself from drug cartels. The Obama cartel is even scarier.
http://www.infowars.com/tsa-security-exercise-covers-3-states-5000-miles/
65 Bonehead,
Neither method is sufficent on its own merits. We need drug treatment and interdiction.
We also need Churches, Neighborhoods, and families to say no more!
We seem to focus too much on the street level dealers; the higher-ups and infastructure that is needed to ship the drugs and clean the money go unpunished or punished too lightly.
Simple
#63 Simple: I wish that I was smart enough to be able to provide a solution. I am not even close. I do believe we should spend more on drug treatment than we do on interdiction. Bingo! This is the far more rational approach; ie dealing with the issues that cause one to want to abuse. As you can attest… Read more »
#60 Low Rents:
It was one of the few things on which I actually agreed with him.
49 Wagonburner I wish that I was smart enough to be able to provide a solution. I am not even close. I do believe we should spend more on drug treatment than we do on interdiction. I am not against some limited form of legalization, but somewhere one must draw the line in the sand. Hamous frequently points this out… Read more »
I heard Michael Medved use the word duopoly in reference to the R’s and D’s political parties on his radio show yesterday. Gave me a small nostalgic moment.