March 22, 2008
Barney Frank: Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em!
Most of the time, we think of Barney Frank as 'Ol Stodgy or Mr. Party Pooper. He certainly doesn't like Stephen Colbert's brand of comedy, and he gets wicked testy if you ask him why his arm is in a sling.*
But perhaps Representative Frank loosened up a bit. He declared on "Real Time With Bill Maher" that he'd like to legalize small quantities of pot. He said, according to the AP, "I’m going to file a bill as soon as we go back to remove all federal penalties for the possession or use of small amounts of marijuana."
He also said that "The notion that you lock people up for smoking marijuana is pretty silly." Given the current state of prison overcrowding, some people might agree. But brace yourself for waves of "There goes that Barney Frank, there goes Massachusetts, here we go again" commentary.
*It was a curling machine accident! Nothing to see here, people! Nothing to see here!
Image of Barney Frank from his official website.
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Barney seemed a bit cranky on Maher's show. He had atleast two snippy exchanges with other guests last night.
As far as pot goes, Bostonist's headline is right Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em.
Oh, and in the odd event that Barney's bill gets through the House and, in an even more unlikely event, comes to a Senate vote, then someone please tell Obama and Hillary to VOTE AGAINST IT.