I've largely stayed out of the Obama flame wars here. Prop 19 may change that. [View All]

I'm from the liberal wing of the party. I haven't been happy with everything Obama has done, nor have I been altogether displeased with his administration thus far. He's gotten a lot done. He's irked me on several counts, but I'm aware that things are about 600x better than they were under dumbass43.

But I live in California, and my mail-in ballot is sitting at home. I'll fill the ballot out this weekend, marking Yes on Prop 19. I'm aware that Feinstein, Boxer, and Brown have all come out against Prop 19, and I consider it posturing just before an election (with the exception of Feinstein--it's not posturing on her part--she's just a bad person). And while I wish at least one of them had the guts to go with the MAJORITY of voters in this state, I can grudgingly understand that they're afraid of that old third rail.

But President Obama isn't up for reelection this year, and Eric Holder isn't subject to elections. Therefore, it's really galling to hear Holder say he'll crack down on the possession of marijuana in California if the citizens of the state opt to legalize it. Back up, Eric Holder. You just made a few million enemies you really didn't need. As a practical matter, Holder will need to deputize a few hundred thousand 'baggers if he expects anything approaching efficacy in the enforcement of his jack-booted pronouncement. As a political matter, President Obama will have me actively fighting against him. Sure, I'm a nobody, but I somehow feel like there are a great many kindred souls in this state who feel the same way I do about this. Reply with all the Palin-as-President scare tactics you want, I don't care. There's nothing in the world that will make me vote for this guy if he goes on some heavy-handed anti-California, anti-pot crusade. I want to think better of the President. I hope he'll reconsider.


(edited so as not to use the word 'largely' twice in the same post)