… have John McCain as an enemy, rather than a “friend.” That way the stab wound will be in front.
Author: Mark Kleiman
Professor of Public Policy at the NYU Marron Institute for Urban Management and editor of the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. Teaches about the methods of policy analysis about drug abuse control and crime control policy, working out the implications of two principles: that swift and certain sanctions don't have to be severe to be effective, and that well-designed threats usually don't have to be carried out. Books: Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken) When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment (Princeton, 2009; named one of the "books of the year" by The Economist Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results (Basic, 1993) Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control (Greenwood, 1989) UCLA Homepage Curriculum Vitae Contact: Markarkleiman-at-gmail.com View all posts by Mark Kleiman
Ironically, last night I saw McCain on the evening news, displaying his famous temper to a crowd at a town meeting, who had the nerve to object to his legalization first immigration proposal, and complain about inadequate border enforcement. And what was his jab at them?
“Everybody is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.”
Mind, he didn’t follow that up by citing any facts that actually contradicted the complaints… But I think it tells you who he thinks his friends are. 😉