The Movement To Legalize Pot Takes A Huge Hit

It now appears that the drug of choice for evil-doing terrorists is marijuana:

* * * The ringleader of the four-man homegrown terror cell accused of plotting to blow up synagogues in the Bronx and military planes in Newburgh admitted to a judge today that he had smoked pot before his bust last night.

When U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa M. Smith asked James Cromitie if his judgment was impaired during his appearance in federal court in White Plains, the 55-year-old confessed: “No. I smoke it regularly…I understand everything you are saying.”

The stunning revelation came as the accused plotters made their first court appearances following a dramatic arrest by the NYPD and FBI last night. The suspects drove in an SUV that law enforcement believed was laden with explosives ready to be detonated outside the Jewish centers. * * *

"Homegrown" terror cell -- that's pretty funny. I have no doubt that the anti-legalization folks will have a field day with this one.

And speaking of drug users, either Rush Limbaugh is off the Oxycontin or he's a little smarter than I thought he was (from his radio show last Wednesday):

RUSH: As any of you and all of you who have been paying attention to the Drive-By news media the past number of months have heard, I am the titular head of the Republican Party. I have been anointed to this position by members of the Drive-By Media, and, of course, the Obama White House. I have not been named the titular or any other head of the Republican Party by anybody in the Republican Party. And so I hereby, ladies and gentlemen, today announce that I am resigning. I am resigning as the titular head of the Republican Party. Clearly I am not the titular head of the Republican Party. It's not an office I sought. It was a position that was ladled on to me when I was appointed without my acquiescence. So the only thing I can do to remain true to myself and to you is to resign this position that I never had in the first place. But because so many people think I am the titular head of the Republican Party today, I quit.

In the famous words of Roberto Duran, "no mas, no mas," no more, no more. I quit. I resign as the titular head of the Republican Party.

This is a remarkable admission from Limbaugh -- he has essentally conceded that being the de facto head of the GOP was playing right into the Democrats' hands, and in doing so has admitted that his extremist brand of right-wing politics is hurting the Republican Party.

Rush's resignation is a mild setback for Obama and Company, who have a strong interest in keeping in place right-wing whackos like Limbaugh as the spokespersons for the GOP. The last thing the Democrats need is some middle-of-the-roader becoming the leader of the Republicans. That's why Obama chose Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. as his pick for ambassador to China. Huntsman, a moderate Republican, is often mentioned as a possible presidential candidate for 2012, so sending him to China was a great way for Obama to deal with that potential political threat.

But don't worry, folks -- Limbaugh's resignation is pretty much a non-event given that Dick Cheney appears to be the new de facto head of the GOP. It just doesn't get any better than that.

Cheney/Palin 2012!