Pelosi would ‘let them eat crack’

The Speaker’s callous audacity is simply stunning. Imagine if George W. Bush had gone in front of the cameras and said “I’d rather put addicted teens in jail, because stopping drugs at the border is eight times more expensive.” The outcry from the left would have been vehement and completely justified. Now that they’re in power, and terrified of any border debate that might cost them Hispanic votes, they remain silent.

There’s no doubt that prevention is important. Education is a key element in the battle against drug use. However, many of the same people who falsely accused President Reagan of importing drugs to wipe out African Americans now support a woman openly arguing against preventing their import and sale. The hypocrisy is simply staggering.

Nancy Pelosi wants us to believe she has the United States’ best interests at heart. She’s spent the last year passing health care against the wishes of the American people, while constantly arguing that she was doing so out of a deep concern for the lives of the downtrodden. In reducing the impact of drugs and the plight of the addicted to a mere budgetary numbers game, she’s exposed her much vaunted compassion as nothing more than abject fraud.

Robert Laurie writes a daily political commentary blog, The Robalution. Robert holds a degree in English from Wayne State University, and has worked in advertising as a graphic designer and copy writer.