Because if she has aspirations to be the first woman president, she needs to prove herself with executive experience. This was a chief allegation aimed at Clinton, that she only had a first time senatorial election and wife to the president as her "experience". I am not a feminist but BHO is a male and was "engineered".chabouk wrote: 2. KBH. She focused on Perry as her primary target, as she should, and skillfully used her question to Medina to "bank-shot" (as one commenter noted) an attack against Perry. The sooooothing lulling dulcet monotone doesn't inspire confidence, because no one really believed she was that devoid of passion. I don't know why she wants the governorship over the senate seat, but she does, badly. Her non-answer to the Roe v. Wade question elicited more snickering disbelief than Perry on jobs. My score: -1
On the drug thing. I would rather the recreational use of even alcohol went away...by choice not Federal edict and with the understanding our Lord drank wine, but that isn't going to happen. But here is my view, God created everything to its purpose. Marijuana in a medicinal setting has shown a number of beneficial effects from analgesia to combating anorexia. It has also been demonstrated that it works in a synergistic manner intact but its efficacy fails when "the active" ingredients are extracted and made into pills. If you have ever had Novocaine at the dentist, Lidocaine at the doctor's or had a nose bleed stopped by a swab of viscous gel...you've enjoyed cocaine or a derivative of it. If you have had codeine cough medicine, Tylenol "Plus", Lortab or Morphine et al , you've imbibed in opium.
There will always be those that abuse God's creation, there will always be those that abuse what we have made, prescription drugs and distilled spirits for instance, but there are those (a good number by pollsters' reckoning) that medicate with marijuana. And as the science has indicated, it is far more effective in its original composition. This combined with the outrageous expense in monies and man hours to fight the "war on drugs" without success should prompt a reevaluation ala prohibition.
There was a time when Asthmacord (SP?) cigarettes, Laudanum and Parapectalin (marijuana and opium containing medications) were dispensed and logged by the chemist (pharmacist). I remember Parapectalin and my dentist remembers the other two. I could get behind controlled (I.E. quality, tax, recorded) distribution of active botanic materials by pharmacists and/or prescription. At least change the federal laws to allow the states jurisdiction on whether or not to decriminalize or use such things medically. I know a few libertarians and that is the one hook the all pretty much hang their hat on - state's rights.
Gun Registration - Yeah, Ms. Medina could use some education in this regard, but those of us in Texas that wish to carry a weapon on our person legally are registered. Not the gun but the gun owner. So she may be leaning toward elimination of carry permits as a requisite...I dunno, just speculating. Either way, she has my attention and it would be nice if for once we could vote for who we want, not the lesser of two evils and have a fighting chance of actually getting them in.
Currently, she is not invited to the Belo debate. If you want her to have a fair shot we all need to crank up the pressure on Belo.