Saturday, March 11, 2006

Koufax voting ends tomorrow for the first round. If you haven't voted yet, here's where you can vote for Drug WarRant for Single Issue Blog (just leave the name in the comments). Or vote for one of the other fine blogs, like TalkLeft or Grits for Breakfast. If you have trouble getting the comments to work, email your vote here. Simply say "Drug WarRant for Single Issue Blog" 5:35:50 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Save us from the busybodies In Williamsburg, Vermont, a random drug testing proposal had almost been passed by the school board and was held up when it was discovered that some people opposed the idea. So they had a spirited discussion from people on both sides of the issue, and came up with a compromise. School sponsored voluntary drug testing (parents could sign up for it). Now, to me, it's still a waste of school funds that could be used in much better ways, and I feel sorry for the kids whose parents fall for it, but still, it's a compromise that should please those who want testing, right? Wrong. Those supporting random testing for all students were outraged at the compromise. Proponent Ginger Crapse promised after the meeting to begin a petition drive to make the two School Board representatives from Williamsburg into elected positions, instead of appointed posts. And this gets to the heart of it. They don't want to drug test their kids. They want to drug test your kids. And they don't want you to have any say in the matter. 5:31:32 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

Bruce Willis not making friends in Colombia I mentioned Willis' idotic comments earlier. Colombia's ambassador in Washington has responded and also: President Alvaro Uribe, whose hot temper is famous in Colombia, last week called the actor arrogant and ignorant and said his comments were "a shock to Colombia's dignity". [Thanks, Allan] 12:25:03 PM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []

New study Ecstasy causes depression in laboratory pigs As if being a laboratory pig wasn't depressing. So I had a chat with Porky, recently released, about his experiments with ecstasy. "It's not that the E was so bad," he said. "It was the bloody awful Kenny G music they played. You couldn't dance to it at all. Give me a patch of mud, some good dance music and glow sticks, and I'll be a lot less depressed." I thought about it, and decided on roast pork instead. 10:03:21 AM |  drug policy | Links | permalink | comment []