Is Legalizing Weed Obama’s Secret Weapon?
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/06/legalizing-weed-obamas-secret-weapon/53504/
Can you imagine a State of the Union or even an Oval Office speech in which Obama’s stoned?
“Uhh... the State... the, uhh, Union... is greaaaat.”
Interesting idea. That move would probably bring him a better result than the gay marriage ploy, but I doubt it would be enough to save him. The people who would be infuriated by it are all on our side of the aisle, but he could gain a few votes away from the Libertarian crowd. A lot of them wouldn’t be voting Republican in the first place, but he could improve his position.
I’ve often thought that Republicans could improve their electoral position significantly by adopting a sensible position on ending the WOD, even if they just took a state’s rights position on it. That could be the death knell for the Libertarian Party, and put a state like Colorado or New Mexico back into our column on a more consistent basis.