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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
3. K&R
Mon Jan 20, 2014, 07:44 AM
Jan 2014
- The most pitiful part in all this, is that we act as if this is the best we can do. They don't have to tell us the truth, since we do nothing at all when they lie. So I don't think we can blame these so-called leaders of ours for what we've allowed them to get away with......

K&R



Protect Whistleblowers: Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. Barack Obama will strengthen whistleblower laws to protect federal workers who expose waste, fraud, and abuse of authority in government. Obama will ensure that federal agencies expedite the process for reviewing whistleblower claims and whistleblowers have full access to courts and due process. ~Barack Obama, Change.gov. 2008




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"Defending pot"? Puh-lease, he did his now-typical sidestep and tacit approval of the parasites. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #1
Drug prosecutions increased under Clinton as well. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #2
K&R DeSwiss Jan 2014 #3
thanks. etc, etc. for sure. cali Jan 2014 #5
President Obama's actions belie his words. He often says the right things and cali Jan 2014 #4
Yep, he has a pretty good track record on that! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #18
He is being a hypocrite. I expected that from a Republican, B Calm Jan 2014 #6
Hypocrisy is a Sacrament to Obama. Most self indulgent rhetorician ever. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #7
Just like when he campaigned he said he would look at repealing NAFTA, B Calm Jan 2014 #9
Often he tells people what they want to hear, and then does the RKP5637 Jan 2014 #19
Words. zeemike Jan 2014 #8
Were these 154 people prosecuted for selling cannabis legally? Or did they break a law? tridim Jan 2014 #10
I agree and with that it makes us part of the problem madokie Jan 2014 #13
There is a marijuana-related arrest made in California every seven minutes. truedelphi Jan 2014 #22
Eric Holder is a shill and a continued embarrassment to my profession! Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #11
Eric Holder is one of the greatest AG in our history. Check his accomplishments and stop kelliekat44 Jan 2014 #12
Uh, what about Wall Street where he came from? Dustlawyer Jan 2014 #14
LOL. Good one! nt Romulox Jan 2014 #16
The President can unilaterally reschedule Pot. He's being *massively* disingenuous. nt Romulox Jan 2014 #15
Exactly Romulox, it was signed in sorefeet Jan 2014 #21
He's not going to pardon anyone. Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #17
He often rides the picket fence and gets his ass torn up by RKP5637 Jan 2014 #20
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