Pubdate: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 Source: Hernando Today(FL) Website: http://www.hernandotoday.com Contact: http://www.hernandotoday.com/lettertotheeditor.htm Author: John Wayne Smith LIMBAUGH SHOULD RETHINK HIS POSITION I suspect that Rush Limbaugh is a very lonely individual at the moment. On the heels of his resignation from ESPN, he finds himself under investigation for the illegal purchase of prescription painkillers. In the past, Limbaugh has been a fervent supporter of the "War on Drugs." Even if he's not guilty, he is now finding out what it's like to be a "person of interest". If he's not guilty, so much the better -- it should drive home to Limbaugh the helpless feeling of the innocent when they find themselves targeted by an increasingly oppressive police apparatus built for the purpose of prosecuting the "war on drugs." Limbaugh is now in a position to rethink his support for the expensive, intrusive, unconstitutional federal drug enforcement regime. And, having reconsidered it, he can urge his audience to do likewise. Regardless, I stand by Limbaugh the best I can because if it were not for the supposed war on drugs, it would have never happened -- if it did happen. He could have been taking the necessary drugs under a physicians care. Under current law, he is not allowed to take the kind or amount of drugs to relieve serious pain. John Wayne Smith, Leesburg, Fla. - --- MAP posted-by: Derek