[tpaine]

Thanks, DB, and dittos. -- You said 'it' better than I could have, so I won't respond to #90.

[dirtboy]

No problem. I think all sides on these libertarian versus conservative threads need to be more civil, and realize there are points upon which we can be allies, such as federalism, even as we agree to disagree and argue some on the other points, such as whether a STATE government has the right to ban, say, pot. At that level, the entire issue about federal usurpation of power in the drug war is eliminated, and we can instead discuss valid issues that actually address the merits and shortfalls of different approaches towards drugs and alcohol.