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October 05, 2010
Can You Guess Which Party?
From the tide is turning files. ...John Dennis. The San Francisco Republican - a frequent attendee of Tea Party events who is waging a perhaps quixotic war to unseat most-powerful San Franciscan Nancy Pelosi, to whom he has referred as a "wicked witch" - made a campaign stop Sunday at the Cow Palace, where the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo was in full swing. His campaign even altered its signage for the marijuana-appropriate occasion: instead of red, white and blue, the name John Dennis was featured next to Rastafarian red, gold and green. Instead of a star, there's a pot leaf.A Republican? In a high profile race? Supporting legalization? You betcha. Here is a bit of biographical information on him. I ask Dennis--whose campaign website describes him as "a successful businessman and entrepreneur"--what the difference is between supporting "corporatism" and being pro-business. He suddenly lights up. "That's a really great question," Dennis says, shooting me a conspiratorial look. The secret is this: He's not actually pro-business. "I'm really more pro-market. Pro-business would lend itself to a kind of corporatism...what I object to is the government picking winners and losers--getting involved in corporations and creating legislation that gives them an advantage over their competitors. "And if you want to donate: And believe it or not Mother Jones has an article on TEA Party legalizers. No surprise to those of us paying attention given that some one saw this sign at a TEA Party a while back: Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 10.05.10 at 01:08 PM
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Good catch on that Mother Jones article, thanks for sharing. TallDave · October 6, 2010 11:25 AM Post a comment
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Ending the drug war will be difficult: too many government agencies benefit financially from prolonging the war despite the fact it cannot be won. One county nearby, with a rather small and rural population, has a sign on a hanger at the local airport that boasts that its entire aircraft fleet is paid for by drug and cash seized during drug raids.