Comments on: Another victim of the War on Drugs http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/02/03/another-victim-of-the-war-on-drugs/ The Unpredictable Union of Pragmatism, Idealism, and Cynicism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pat http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/02/03/another-victim-of-the-war-on-drugs/#comment-434 Pat Sat, 03 Feb 2007 20:44:20 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/2007/02/03/another-victim-of-the-war-on-drugs/#comment-434 Don't expect anything to get better under the Democrats in congress. "Progressive Dennis Kucinich takes over a new House subcommittee, signaling changes in national drug policy" (snip) "Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the Democratic leadership have effectively embargoed major crime or drug policy legislation for the next two years, to avoid looking soft on crime in the 2008 election." A Change in the Weather The Los Angeles City Beat 02-01-07 http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=4969&IssueNum=191 My related essays at LeftIndependent blog: 2/03/2007 Nancy Pelosi imposes Jim Crow status quo in congress http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2007/02/nancy-pelosi-imposes-jim-crow-status.html 2/02/2007 Pelosi: 'embargo', for politics, Kucinich drug war oversight http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2007/02/pelosi-embargo-for-politics-kucinich.html Don’t expect anything to get better under the Democrats in congress.

“Progressive Dennis Kucinich takes over a new House subcommittee, signaling changes in national drug policy”
(snip)
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the Democratic leadership have effectively embargoed major crime or drug policy legislation for the next two years, to avoid looking soft on crime in the 2008 election.”
A Change in the Weather
The Los Angeles City Beat
02-01-07
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=4969&IssueNum=191

My related essays at LeftIndependent blog:

2/03/2007
Nancy Pelosi imposes Jim Crow status quo in congress
http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2007/02/nancy-pelosi-imposes-jim-crow-status.html

2/02/2007
Pelosi: ‘embargo’, for politics, Kucinich drug war oversight
http://leftindependent.blogspot.com/2007/02/pelosi-embargo-for-politics-kucinich.html

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