That's an easy one. Big Pharma, Alcohol and Tobacco, and Lawyers lobbying money for his campaign. If I'm a pharmaceutical company, why would I want people to have a legal pain killer that you can grow in your own home. If I am in alcohol and Tobacco, why would I want a competitor. If I am a defense lawyer, why would I want probably 40 percent of my clientele all of the sudden vanish. It's becoming blatantly obvious that this dude is just like every other politician, it's all about money. Not to mention, think about all the billions of dollars that are given to fund the DEA every year, policing Marijuana. I know people in government aren't that stupid to believe that Marijuana is a gateway drug, or that it's bad for you, or that it's harmful in any way, and people who do believe that are fucking idiots, and should be eradicated. So why hasn't weed been legalized or at least decriminalized? Money. Way too much money. The money that goes into these politicians pockets and campaigns is more important to them then the money states would make, or the federal government would make. They don't care about yours and my money, they care about their money. They will throw taxpayer dollars away to stupidity, or to grease wheels for their own benefit, or to garner votes, but when it comes to their own pockets or their campaign funds, its all about whatever makes the most money, not what's right.
and check this out... http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/jonesboro_family_is_a_major_fo.html This is my favorite quote. People like this need to be taken into the streets and beaten to death. In order for these assholes to make money, they have to lock people up. That is bullshit, and it makes me furious that this family is getting rich by putting brothers, sisters, moms, and dads in jail. "We realized that prisons are like nursing homes. You need occupancy to be high."
What we need is a president like King David of ancient Israel...a king/high priest who is anointed to rule the country according to God's will !! Not separation of Church and state, but perfect Communion between church and state. (Still looking for the pot stirring icon...)
yuo are simply partisan. obama knew all along that is was useless and impossible to close guantanamo. he was lying. i happen to trust cheney when he said he believed in the WMD. and maybe i am partisan as well but cheney is a surly prick that doesnt give a damn about public perception, whereas obama is purely political and insincere.