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January 03, 2007

Obama's Drug Use

I think it is a sign that the older generation is completely out of touch with the drug issue that some are making hay over Barak Obama's admission of drug use in his youth. So he tried cocaine and smoked some pot. Who hasn't?

Well, OK, I haven't ever tried cocaine, but my choice to take better care of my body than that has made me feel like a silly goody-two-shoes my entire adult life. I barely know anyone else in my age group who hasn't tried cocaine. And just about everyone has smoked pot, which is in reality no more dangerous than alcohol. My point is, Obama didn't let the drugs take over and control his life, which is something to be applauded. He recognized that it was an unhealthy escape mechanism and he put it out of his life.

Not having ever been around drugs or used them, the older generation seems to equate pot with heroin. They need to lighten up or they'll find themselves with no one left to vote for but naive home-schooled social misfits.

Posted by Becky at January 3, 2007 10:50 AM