Chicagoan lengths to fight drug use

Trying to reduce drug use throughout the city, the Chicago City council proposed a measure to ban small plastic baggies less than 2″ x 2″. The logic goes that these bags are used to distribute controlled substances, and so they should be illegalized to impede drug transactions. Furthermore these bags often contain drug residue, which poses a hazard to children who might find the bags.

First of all, when did it become ok to restrict access to a storage medium? As the article rightfully points out, this type of bag is often used to hold buttons, jewelry, or other small items. Who is to say that they are only for drugs? Tom Fruin, an artist has in fact collected so many of these bags as to assemble a quilt!

The argument that drug residue poses a risk to inquisitive children who lick the inside of bags holds some water, but then I’ve got to ask - What about all those cigarette butts on the ground? There’s nothing stopping a three year old from picking up and lighting up a half used cigarette, or joint for that matter.

Just thought I’d bring attention to this excellent example of Poo-litics.

Papal flame retard theory.

I cannot even begin to explain why this is so off base and wrong. The pope might have been a good guy and all, but really - do we really see his image in things, or are we just tricking ourselves. Especially fire…

Our government wastes a lot of time

The house has elevated a resolution (it still has not passed) which calls for the turkish attacks on the armenians in 1915 to be called genocide. Turkey is bitching and the armenians - where are they to be seen? Oh yah, they barely exist anymore. This is what house committees deal with? Honestly men and women, do a little better.

Prank at the White House

Even the foremost politicians in our country can have a little fun. Karl Rove, wrapping up his career as Bush’s strategist and council, got his car wrapped, literally. It’s good to read that he even smiled, and then began undoing the prank.

A transportation “accident”

How did he not notice that his leg was missing? I cannot even begin to divine an explanation for this. Good thing his friend picked up the left-overs.

A lovely picture

The Incident With The Bird

I’ve heard that parrots are very possessive. As a male, I have to say I don’t like this.