🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <25147@oasys.dt.navy.mil> mulvihil@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lawrence Mulvihill) writes:
>
>A news release from Munich
>University on Monday reported that tests of hair
>and muscle from nine mummies (1070 BC - 395 BC) showed
>use of hashish, nicotine, and cocaine.  Now, my friends,
>if high officials of a major civilisation which lasted over
>3000 years can use drugs and not cause the sky to fall, I
>don't think that drug use by MB will destroy us, or the district.
>It may set very bad examples, but drug use in the privacy
>of a bedroom is not the worst threat we have from an 
>elected official.
>
>Before you accuse me of being one of the cultural elite,
>let me just say that I'm not wearing a tie ;-).

I thought that tobacco and coca plants were native to the Americas.  That
would make the statement above rather unlikely.  Am I wrong?

The Chinese frequently blame the downfall of the Ching (? the most recent)
dynasty on narcotic use encouraged by the British.  So the use of drugs
can destroy a government.  What ever happened to setting a good example?
DC has lots of drug use and related violence in the citizenry, do we need
it in the ranks of the elected officials as well?

	David Pipes
robear@digex.com