tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post994242411647904980..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Balko on Obama on CrimeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42186553491515972532008-10-09T21:23:00.000-05:002008-10-09T21:23:00.000-05:00OBAMA 2008!OBAMA 2008!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59280887235204764102008-10-09T21:22:00.000-05:002008-10-09T21:22:00.000-05:00I wish you would have included some links to the s...I wish you would have included some links to the sensible positions Obama has on crime. Would have been a nice more balanced touch...<BR/><BR/>As for McCain, it doesn't sound like he really knows anything about it. That is his answer for everything. Watch out or he might get mavericky! kind of like Palin did with that Trooper ex-brother in law in Alaska.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-71136089489723542192008-10-09T17:09:00.000-05:002008-10-09T17:09:00.000-05:00I've had a run-in with that ACORN bunch - what a b...I've had a run-in with that ACORN bunch - what a bunch of Brown Shirts. They disrupted our national anti-war convention in Austin demanding that we go disrupt public hearings at City Halls around the country.<BR/><BR/>The Weather Underground weren't any better. Obama on crime, indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44641603893595745922008-10-08T10:20:00.000-05:002008-10-08T10:20:00.000-05:00McCain voted with Bush in the past to reduce it. T...McCain voted with Bush in the past to reduce it. Those were (mostly) party line votes.<BR/><BR/>Doc Berman <A HREF="http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2008/10/could-tonights.html" REL="nofollow">quotes AP thusly</A>:<BR/><BR/>"Republican John McCain also supports prison re-entry programs. But he did not mention COPS or Byrne grants. Instead, he promised to "restore credibility" to the existing grant programs, get rid of earmarks and give funding to the communities that need it — a similar approach to what is being done in the current administration when distributing homeland security grants."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52465624063960564912008-10-08T09:49:00.000-05:002008-10-08T09:49:00.000-05:00What is McCain's position on Byrne grant funding?What is McCain's position on Byrne grant funding?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73049399877367191502008-10-08T09:20:00.000-05:002008-10-08T09:20:00.000-05:00Thanks for this information.Thanks for this information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80946999924480115812008-10-08T07:55:00.000-05:002008-10-08T07:55:00.000-05:00Well, OBVIOUSLY there's an alternative to the Demo...Well, OBVIOUSLY there's an alternative to the Democratic ticket! Don't underestimate Grandpa Simpson and Tina Fey, they could surprise you yet.<BR/><BR/>I'm not telling anybody which way to vote based on this one (very narrow) issue. I'm identifying a position that appears to have been staked out by the Democratic candidate for purposes of pork-barrel political pandering during election season, and opposing it, <A HREF="http://www.aclu.org/drugpolicy/racialjustice/35700leg20080617.html" REL="nofollow">as others have</A>, and should. If he's elected, I frankly don't want his position on this to prevail.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I <A HREF="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2004/10/task-force-scandals-mar-ds-stance.html" REL="nofollow">criticized John Kerry during election season</A> for the same thing four years ago on this blog, which is why the first commenter is grousing same ol', same old.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-58062050937128184352008-10-08T06:26:00.000-05:002008-10-08T06:26:00.000-05:00While I'm usually in whole agreement with your ins...While I'm usually in whole agreement with your insights and do agree that the "war on drugs" task forces are about as successful as Iraq and Vietnam, PLEASE tell don't say you think there is an alternative to the Democratic ticket....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78275912719918299822008-10-07T18:29:00.000-05:002008-10-07T18:29:00.000-05:003:30, I've written so much on the topic that if my...3:30, I've written so much on the topic that if my position isn't clear by now (and certainly it's not as you portray it), you'll likely never understand.<BR/><BR/>If you like the task force model so much, vote Obama - he and Biden want to reinstate their funding.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65022831801341558212008-10-07T15:30:00.000-05:002008-10-07T15:30:00.000-05:00Blah Blah Blah...... Same old same old. I hate tas...Blah Blah Blah...... Same old same old. I hate task forces. Someday you will have to tell us why you hate cops mainly narcs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com