I thoroughly enjoyed Mike Hendricks' conversation about gambling with "Virgil".  Virgil (I don't know whether he is fictional or not) made some cogent philosophically comments. . . .especially about going overboard on gambling. . .or in any area of life, including driving a car, eating, drinking, partying, etc. As Virgil puts it, "Most people who consume drugs, alcohol, or food don't overindulge.  Some people do. . . . there are risks in life, and there are some people who enjoy risk more others.  Why would someone tell me I can't do something simply because they don't want to do it?"

 

Great!!!  If someone wants to smoke a "coffin nail",  it's their life.  Mike implies, and I agree with him (and Ventura) that drugs should be legalized.  The war on drugs by all counts is a miserable failure.  Mike's analogy to obesity (and the other activities above) which can result in diabetes and other health problems is just as much a problem as drugs.  (Obesity in America is getting national attention in the news.)  Should we prohibit chocolate and other sweets and fattening foods?  How about a 5 day waiting period and background checks to purchase a car?  Cars kill thousands more people than drugs.

 

Anyway, I salute Mike and Virgil.  Let's hear more from Virgil.

 

Guy Curtis