I think Obama did it

[sunlao]

When I personally put more money into Obama than any other politician in my lifetime it wasn’t because I identified so closely with him. I have said since the beginning he is far more conservative than I will ever be. Still, I happily drank the Obama Kool-Aid.

That said, with my rural Pentecostal childhood I am almost immune to Kool-Aid. There is a

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[sirwilliam]

The there's this:

"Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference Wednesday that the Justice Department will no longer raid medical marijuana clubs that are established legally under state law."

[sirwilliam]

And this:

"News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America's war dead under a new Pentagon policy, defense and congressional officials said Thursday.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to allow photos of flag-draped caskets at Dover Air Force Base, Del., if the families of the fallen troops agree, the officials told The Associated Press."

[sunlao]

These are not necessarily the same thing...

Historically fallen soldier coffins have been photographed. The banning of that was a politicized slap in the face to Fallen Heroes by Bush to limit controversy over the war.

I also really do not think anything to do with marijuana is a vital few.

“The $3.6 trillion budget includes a $1.75 trillion deficit for 2009”

“This budget will tax the rich and big business for the benefit of the rest of the population. Hedge fund managers will get hit hard, and U.S. based multinationals will lose tax breaks on overseas earnings. It is a profound reversal of the last 30 years of government policy.”
As the Wall Street Journal notes, that is "a level not seen since 1942 as the U.S. plunged into World War I."

[sirwilliam]

My point is that we're seeing a reversal of a lot of rules and attitudes from the last eight years, or in the budget, a reversal from the last twenty eight years.