Oh, if only this incredible debt the US is accumulating could somehow motivate the government to do something smart.

How about we repeal Prohibition 2.0? Think of the revenue if this stuff were regulated and taxed. There does appear to be a gathering consensus (about frickin’ time) that declaring “war” on something as innocuous as pot is economic folly, not to mention a great way to create an entire generation of “criminals” (786,545 in ’05).