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I have a great deal of sympathy for Rush's little drug problem. I struggled with similar things (how many of us are addicted to cigarettes?), and I wish him God's speed in overcoming his problem.

But didn't Rush also support vociferously the whole "War on Drugs"?

Has Rush changed his mind on that? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but he hasn't yet admitted the error of his ways yet. He seems to want it both ways - it's okay when he breaks the law and takes illegal drugs, and when the cops come after him it's a vast left wing conspiracy, but when they go after the little junkie down the block, well, that's a different thing altogether.

Maybe the whole idea of prosecuting people for their chemical dependencies is wrong from the get-go. Maybe it makes much more sense to stop treating addiction as primarily a moral problem and start treating it as a disease (medical science takes this position). Mabye we could stop treating addicts as criminals, and look at them rather as sick people who need help.

Because that's what they truly are.

Rush is just a sick guy who needs help and deserves our sympathy. That's the same situation every alcoholic or drug addict faces. They're sick, and they need help. And treating them like criminals simply takes no accounting of that truth. I think that Rush ought to continue admitting that he is an addict and in need of lots of help, but also then admit that his support for the War on Drugs - of which he is now a victim - was always wrong.

Hey, Rush, just admit you were wrong about the War on Drugs, which is actually a War on People and the vehicle the state used to repeal the 4th Amendment and continue its relentless march to totalitarian power.

And then join us civil libertarians in resisting the encroachments of Big Brother in all our lives, and not just those who earn gazillions of dollars for a few hours of radio air time.

And get your chubby but to some 12-step meetings.

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