tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7919094395242045656..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Drug war runs on oceans of cash: A big fish swims freeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58317315548146841942009-08-31T06:58:32.839-05:002009-08-31T06:58:32.839-05:00$200M could be compared to a silent flatulence in ...$200M could be compared to a silent flatulence in the roaring DrugWar hurricane. And I'd be tempted to think that the $63B figure quoted was extremely conservative. <i>Something</i> was propping up the Big Banks that should have gone under months ago, and it isn't the taxpayer's dollars courtesy of the bailout. That came later, after the debacle. <br /><br />Perhaps that is why there doesn't seem to be much enthusiasm in high places for such a prosecution. Might get too close to some bankster's boardroom...kaptnemonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50371854141693655682009-08-30T00:42:07.310-05:002009-08-30T00:42:07.310-05:00Prohibition laws on on a popular commodity are, in...Prohibition laws on on a popular commodity are, in effect, a government subsidy to the industry supplying that commodity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14700390523905246312009-08-29T20:56:10.977-05:002009-08-29T20:56:10.977-05:00This money case is one of many reasons why I was a...This money case is one of many reasons why I was against our government making money available to Mexico thru the Merida Initiative.<br /><br />Now I know why we sent it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7930414444363806972009-08-29T12:54:22.386-05:002009-08-29T12:54:22.386-05:00Even when we get a "big fish" it has lit...Even when we get a "big fish" it has little or no impact on the black market cartels directly effective. In 2007 Javier Francisco Arrellano Felix head of the Arrelano Felix cartel was captured when a fishing boat strayed into American waters. He is now in federal prison serving a life sentence. Other members of the family stepped up to fill his slot -- and business goes on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-33739193689145109562009-08-29T10:09:36.678-05:002009-08-29T10:09:36.678-05:00My experience with fishing tells me that little fi...My experience with fishing tells me that little fish are easier to catch than big fish. I suspect that law enforcement has the same experience, and requires a lot less paperwork and time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com