The War on Drugs and Basic Conservatism
John McCain, speaking in Wisconsin after a primary win, giving us all some basic lessons in conservatism, attacking his likely general election opponent who, in his words would likely…
[R]eturn to the false promises and failed policies of a tired philosophy that trusts in government more than people.
To which Doug Berman asks, “Aren't extreme sentences and mass incarceration” exactly that?
I cannot think of a more fitting setting in which we see, year-in and year-out, politicians promoting "false promises and failed policies of a tired philosophy that trusts in government more than people."
Make up your minds people. Do you want the government telling you what you should and shouldn’t do, or not?
[Hat Tip: Pete]