On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 05:20:12PM -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > Behalf Of David Hobby
> > Given his past use of illegal drugs, I find it deeply > > hypocritical that Bush does not push for reduced penalties for their > > use. (While his position seems now to be that his past drug use > > was wrong, he is then asking to be forgiven for it. Why should > > this forgiveness not be extended to present users?) But this is an > > example of an attack based on Bush's personal life. > > Oh, but this I don't agree with. You obviously have never heard him > give an interview on the subject. On Oprah, while he was running, Bush > said that he was an alcoholic, saw how badly it screwed up his own > life, joined AA and is now in favor of more drastic punishment for > offenders because of it. > > I don't think that's at all hypocritical. While I agree it isn't exactly hypocritical, I do think there IS something wrong with Bush's position as described. He had trouble with alcohol, was treated in a way that he might now call lenient, and subsequently seems to have gotten his problem under control and, incidentally, become President of the United States. Now Bush says he is against leniency because alcohol screwed up his own life. Is his life screwed up? Would he now be President if he had been jailed for years for his DUI? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
