Dumb things conservatives say:

[drauz]

"I’m joining the board of #AcreageHoldings because my thinking on cannabis has evolved. I’m convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities." -John Boehner via Twitter.

"My thinking has evolved" can easily be translated to "I was offered more money to think this way"

So.. you're idea is to decriminalize a drug.. to reverse a trend on another drug problem?

Anyone who doesn't think it needs to be lowered is fucking crazy. It is currently considered worse than cocaine and meth. They are schedule 2 and marijuana is schedule 1 (the worst).

[cwolff]

Anyone who doesn't think it needs to be lowered is fucking crazy. It is currently considered worse than cocaine and meth. They are schedule 2 and marijuana is schedule 1 (the worst).

+1

[Parkbandit]

My point was that John Boehner was one of the most ardent anti-marijuana people in the House.. and now that he's been offered a board position at this marijuana company.. he suddenly changes his position.

[Ashliana]

My point was that John Boehner was one of the most ardent anti-marijuana people in the House.. and now that he's been offered a board position at this marijuana company.. he suddenly changes his position.

In addition to the profit motive -- since he's no longer a politician -- he isn't subject to the same political pressure, lobbying influence, etc. The private prison lobby is one of the biggest reasons marijuana is still illegal in most states.

And we realize the concept is totally foreign to you, but sometimes, people who aren't you change their minds in response to new information.

[Androidpk]

The chairwoman of the RNC, Ronna Romney McDaniel, stated, “Comey is a liar and a leaker and his misconduct led both Republicans and Democrats to call for his firing. If Comey wants the spotlight back on him, we’ll make sure the American people understand why he has no one but himself to blame for his complete lack of credibility.”

[time4fun]

They're actually running ads attacking Comey.

So far there has been a concerted assault on Christopher Steele, James Comey, Robert Mueller, Christopher Wrey, Rod Rosenstein, and several others. They're attacking the people who are trying to help this country figure out the depth of an attack made on our democracy (that's STILL being made) by a foreign adversary specifically to make sure they don't figure that out. To protect people who were- at the very least- EXTREMELY friendly with the adversary who attacked us while they were attacking us. AND the people being attacked by Republicans ARE Republicans.

I've worked in political organizations. I've worked on the Hill. I've helped organize and run local campaigns. I know how twisted and self-serving politics can be. It's not like this is the first dirty campaign waged against an independent investigation either. (Hi Bill)

But I've never seen anything like this before.

I honestly never thought I would.

[Androidpk]

The party of fiscal responsibility! Erm..

The party of law and order! Yeah, about that..

What exactly are republicans running on these days?

[time4fun]

The party of fiscal responsibility! Erm..

The party of law and order! Yeah, about that..

What exactly are republicans running on these days?

White racial anxiety, stripping civil rights, removing consumer protections, slowing down the efforts to save our planet, punishing the poor, raising the uninsured rate, and massive cash windfalls to wealthy donors?

[audioserf]

America First and Isolationism! Wait, scratch that, Bolton's about to open multiple new fronts in the ForeverWar.

[Wrathbringer]

White racial anxiety, stripping civil rights, removing consumer protections, slowing down the efforts to save our planet, punishing the poor, raising the uninsured rate, and massive cash windfalls to wealthy donors?

butthurt much? #4moreyears