[TheRealThing]

I thought that marijuana was legalized in Colorado, not crack? "Vagrant Dopers" lol. Things are actually going pretty well in Colorado with their experiment if you haven't noticed.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacobsullum/...a-bargain/

Are there negative effects? Some. But you might as well have alcohol prohibited again. We know how well that went.

Do you want state rights or not? Or are they only convenient when they fit into what you want?

Regarding coal, I'm all for mining it, using it, etc. Obama has rapidly sped up the decline of coal and he has had a huge effect on EKY and other areas. But coal production has been declining for 30 years. I hope people can get back to work, but alternative plans for coal mining areas have to be made as well. How many people do you really "need" to mine coal these days when there are cheaper ways to go about it? Just hope that if and when it does start back that these areas can get some sort of infrastructure set up to be prepared for a rapid decline again when it slows down rapidly again. I've worked in the mines myself, and relied on it to put food on the table. I do hope it gets back up and running, but I hope we put other plans into place just in case. I don't think Dems or Republicans are going to cater to the needs of the poorest area of the country regardless.

They are vagrant dopers, and they have come to Colorado to indulge themselves. Many citizens of that state are distraught with the situation. I suppose if you were there to explain it all to them they might take on your peculiar perspective, but I doubt it. I said nothing about crack, nor did I in any way make any vague allusions to crack. I made clear the intent of my post when I quoted Granny in the first place. It goes as follows; with the fulfillment of the liberal vision, will come unwanted baggage such as has come to pass thus far in Colorado.

If I follow your logic, since alcohol is legal and claims a heavy toll on society across the board, we should therefore exacerbate the issue by legalizing pot. Isn't that a bit like feeling safe about playing Russian roulette because there is a bullet in only one chamber? It's difficult for me to see the silver lining in your thinking.

Yes I am absolutely for state sovereignty. That does not stop me from making observations that make sense about state policy that does not.

On the coal issue. I didn't see a word in your post regarding the main target of the war on coal, that being the closure of coal fired generating stations and more particular to us, the Big Sandy Plant in Louisa. Much less the innumerable jobs that have either already been lost or those yet to come. Another problem that I see and one of which seemingly little mention has been made, is the loss of electrical power that plant once generated. Will that not cost the consumer more both at home, and for anything they buy from the businesses that once used the electricity provided by the Louisa plant? The cost for abandoning coal at plants already set up to use it are going to spiral exponentially. It is comforting to know that Mitch McConnell enjoys such a large lead going into the mid-terms. Maybe we can fight off some of the ridiculousness.