I Smell a Rat

I Smell a Rat; by Siobhan Reynolds; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the Pain Relief Network; 2007-07-06.

Al Gore’s son was arrested for possession of prescription drugs. The timing was uncanny. Just as it was appearing Gore might announce his candidacy, we hear the news that his boy has a drug problem. Next come the predictable barrage of articles about how his arrest highlights the problem with prescription drugs. Does anyone wonder why members of Congress have been reluctant to take up the insanity of this drug war? It is simply too personally dangerous to do so.

This is Rush Limbaugh redux. I can’t prove that the arrest was a part of the DEA’s press strategy but I have to say that I am suspicious. And whether you would vote for Al Gore or not, you should think about the political calumny that the semi-illegal drugs make possible. Prescription drugs are a wonderful smear tool for the advancement of the the police-prison apparatus we fondly refer to as the Federal government.

Maybe there isn’t any rat in this arrest. And maybe there is…

– Siobhan

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The capacity to give one’s attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have this capacity do not possess it. Warmth of heart, impulsiveness, pity are not enough. — Simone Weil

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