The War on Drugs?

Mexico, in the midst of a supposed "war on drugs" has just passed legislation legalizing possession of small amounts of drugs including marijuana, cocaine, heroin and amphetamines. Despite the obvious ridiculousness of this move, officials and prosecutors in Mexico claim that they made the right choice, saying, "the new law sets clear limits that keep Mexico's corruption-prone police from extorting casual users and offers addicts free treatment to keep growing domestic drug use in check." [1] So my question is, when did arresting casual drug users become a bad thing? They're still drug users. And any sane policy maker would agree that being a drug user should make you a criminal.
Espino del Castillo, of the Mexican Attorney General's Office says, "We couldn't charge somebody who was in possession of a dose of a drug, there was no way ... because the person would claim they were an addict," [1] Hold on. You're saying that by claiming that they are an addict, a person in possession of drugs can just get off free of any charges? It's only illegal if you aren't addicted? How can any drug user of an addictive drug not be addicted? Possession of illegal drugs is a crime, whether you're an addict or not.
So, the real question is, are the Mexicans just plain stupid? Do they really not see the gaping holes in their logic? Well, they can't because there is no logic whatsoever to back this up. In my opinion the Mexican government hasn't completely lost its collective mind. The real problem is corruption, at all levels. The whole world knows that practically the entire Mexican police force is corrupt, and that a major problem in dealing with the drug war. So its not much of a stretch to come to the conclusion that the Mexican government is also corrupt. Why else would they make a law that benefits the drug dealers and kingpins?
And they had the nerve to tell us our guns were the problem. Well, they were part of it, but come on.

I Guess I Missed That Memo...

Rahm Emmanuel stated in an interview with The New York Times about Obama's news conference tonight that Obama would talk about "how we rescued the economy from the worst depression." and then outline the case for health care reform.

First of all, Obama & Co. haven't rescued anyone from anything. If the recession ended, that's news to me. Maybe Obama should have pulled some strings with his media buddies and tried to publicize that story a little.

It's funny how Obama, Emmanuel and every other chump in Obama's cabinet fully realize that healthcare reform is actually a worse idea than the stimulus bill was. Anyone can see that the health care bill is a bad idea and will put an unfair tax burden on the rich-especially the small business entrepreneurs that we need to really save us. To get around this obvious idea, it seems that the people running our nation have decided that the best plan of action is to tell the American people that the recession is over. Obama saved us! Everything's okay now!

Rahm Emmanuel described tonight's press conference as a sort of six-month report card for Obama. Well, what happens when Obama has to go show that report card to his parents?
This sort of irresponsibility and blatant disregard from the truth, whether it was intentional or just a slip of the tongue, represents what this administration is all about: messing things up with no regard to common sense or the future. First the stimulus bill, then the climate/energy bill, and now the proposed health care "reform" have or will do nothing but hurt the nation in a dangerous time.

The U.S. is a Muslim Country?

President Obama, now waving his middle name "Hussein" like some strange banner in his jaunt around the Middle East, has recently stated that the United States, if one were to actually look at the percentages is one of the largest Muslim nations. If I were a Muslim, I would take this as an insult to my intelligence.
Let's get this out of the way first. .6% of Americans identify themselves as Muslim. Out of approximately 300,000,000 people, this means that there are 1,800,000 Muslims in the United States. The United States Muslim population could match the overall population of New York City...if it were multiplied by 4.5. Also, to address any claims that Obama was correct in saying that by percentage the number of Muslims in the U.S. is at all significant, take a look at the facts. At its highest estimate, there are approximately 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. You can do the math.
Now, something else about this just bothers me. Obama's middle name and vague Muslim background have been the skeleton in his closet since his campaign began. And now that he visits the Middle East, he bares all in an attempt to win favor? This is a terribly transparent move. It is widely known that this past election has been the most globally followed election in American history. Has Obama forgotten so soon? The Middle Easterners know what Obama's been up to, because they saw it all just a few short months ago. This is a tactless move on Obama's part. Either you're a Muslim or you're not. Either the United States is Muslim or it's not. (Quite honestly, there is no question that neither Obama nor the U.S. is Muslim) But please, Mr. President, don't go putting on masks when you travel, because it makes us all look like fools.

Noob of the Month: Kara DioGuardi (Is that spelled right?)

So, I tuned in for this week's American Idol, pretty pumped to watch Slash do his thing, but what struck me most about this Tuesday's show was the fact that Kara DioGuardi is an idiot. Now, Paula used to be the show's resident loony, but since Kara's arrival at the beginning of this season, Paula has actually looked more intelligent in comparison.
Anyone who watches the show will surely be familiar with Kara's lack of original commentary, annoying "girl from da hood" phrases, tendency to lean back with a smug grin after making a "point", and generally having no idea what she is talking about. Tonight, for example, Kara had the audacity to label Adam Lambert as a "Rock God". First off, Kara is in no way an authority on rock. In fact, I'm beginning to doubt that she is an authority on music in general. But she would be the last person who I would deem worthy to dish out titles such as that. Second, Adam Lambert is not a "Rock God". Sure he can hit ridiculous notes and he's a great entertainer, but he's new to the scene, he's competing on American Idol (definitely not the road to becoming a Rock God), and he simply hasn't show that he has what it takes to join the likes of Led Zeppelin (especially after his somewhat underwhelming performance of Whole Lotta Love), The Rolling Stones, Slash, etc. The camera didn't show it, but I'm sure Slash at least chuckled when Kara said this.
Also, does it seem like Kara likes Adam a little too much? She fawns over him, praises him unnecessarily, and actually plays down the accomplishments of the other singers in an attempt to glorify Adam. Why? Who knows. We shall see...
The way she talks, dropping words and phrases in an incoherent jumble, seems like some last-ditch attempt to sound intelligent and knowledgeable, but especially tonight, on Rock Week, Kara has instead exposed herself for the noob she is.

Props to Mahmoud

What's up with me lately? I've been complementing those who I usually deride. But hey, they deserve it...for now.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran and all around crazy dude has called on his own government and legal system to take another look at the cases of American Journalist Roxana Saberi and Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan who have both been held captive by the Iranian government. Roxana has been charged with spying on the Iranian government, while Hossein has been held since November without charge.
Sure, he might be doing it for purely selfish reasons (painting himself as a defender of human rights, making Iran and himself look good, and protecting U.S.-Iran relations), and he doesn't technically have any power over the judicial system in Iran, but regardless of his motives, he's doing the right thing, and I can't fault him to that.So here's to you Mahmoud.