Navy Discharges Biden’s Son for Drug Use
This has got to be awkward for Joe Biden. For years, he has championed a tough “inherent resolve” in the war on drugs. When he was a young whippersnapper senator during the Reagan years, Biden advocated for a “drug czar” to lead the charge against Colombian snow, Mexican brown and Mary Jane. And when Biden made it to the White House, even when other Democrats fell away and admitted the war on drugs was too draconian, the number two Democrat still pushed the Obama administration towards tougher drug policy. But now, the U.S. Navy has discharged Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, because he tested positive for cocaine use. Biden’s office is refusing to comment, saying Hunter is a private citizen. We wonder what Joe thinks of his policies now – of the tough incarceration rates, of the SWAT teams – since his own son has fallen into the net Biden helped weave. And then imagine for a moment Biden was a Republican. More…
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