talkleft.com - 11/24/2008
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Allen St. Pierre, Executive Director of NORML, takes a hard look at President-Elect Barack Obama's appointment announcements to date and finds them not a good sign for those seeking marijuana law reform. While we've documented likely Attorney General nominee Eric Holder and VP-Elect Joe ...
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... speculates. Meanwhile, Republicans are sure to catch up to Democrats’ internet and technological advantage, but until they abandon their “fierce conservative social and cultural agenda,” they will be long-stuck in the minority, MyDD’s Jerome Armstrong claims. Infighting between the more moderate members of the Republican caucus, especially in the Senate, could mean a further loss in power for the GOP come 2009, The Stump’s Eve Fairbanks declares. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] Obama May Disappoint on Marijuana Reform – Jeralyn, TalkLeft [image] ...
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... - to wit, that the GOP lost because of their politics, not their results of their policies. [...] This is just wrong. Republican politics failed because Republican policies failed." Also, Jeralyn says it looks like Obama will disappoint marijuana reformers, and BTD ...
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