Our Newshawk writes: A better version of this letter appeared in the Dallas
Morining News today, 5/24/98.
http://www.dallasnews.com/letters-nf/letters.htm, "New heights of
hypocrisy." The Austin American-Statesman called last week to verify
authorship on the same LTE, but it is unknown at this time if they have
published it too. This is the WT-H version.

SEX AND DRUGS

Drug war hypocrisy rises to new levels with sex and drugs rolled up in the
same pill. Viagra is a drug that is prescribed to enhance and increase
sexual activity. Sex, drugs and rock and roll: Americans are "tripping"
over one another in pursuit of a drug induced sexual experience.

The battle cry, "What kind of message are we sending the children?" is
little more than pillow talk among the zero-tolerance mind-set and the
total-abstinence-to-sex messengers. Drug-war hypocrites are too busy
bathing in the afterglow to acknowledge their own blatant drug-taking,
sex-seeking behavior.

Why isn't anyone asking, "What about the children?" in the case of Viagra
and consenting sexual behavior? It's because adults having sex or using
drugs responsibly, whether it be marijuana or Viagra, is an example of a
rational drug policy. And a rational drug policy is something that drug war
advocates don't want you to think about. Have a cocktail and some Viagra.

John Wilson, Waco

Checked-by: Mike Gogulski