Now, some of you all may be old enough to remember the days of Prohibition. I’m not. (Laughter.) But remember, we illegalized whisky, and guess what? People found all kinds of ways to make it, and to run it. NASCAR got started — positive thing that came out of all that. (Laughter.)
– President George W. Bush (January 11, 2006)
Sigh.
[Via Hit and Run]
Update: Great response from kaptinemo in comments:
The historically obvious irony regarding the War on (Some) Drugs implicit in his statement flies so far over his head he can’t even see the contrail…
Servetus on Anti-marijuana quack Dave Weldon to take over CDC: “Insights are achieved in treating behavioral disorders by focusing on the tetrapartite synapse of the brain: 17-Dec-2024 — …neuroscientist Dr.…” Dec 22, 12:56
