GIAMBRA FINDS A FAN

County Executive Joel A. Giambra's recent call to legalize some drugs
was, predictably, ridiculed by most in law enforcement around here.

But a St. Louis newspaper columnist said this week that Giambra should
be lionized, not criticized.

"Giambra had the courage to state the obvious. The war on drugs isn't
working," said Bill McClellan, writing in the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.

McClellan said he supports the argument comparing the current drug war
to alcohol prohibition in the 1920s and 1930s. He asked his readers
who they would rather have as a powerful man in their community,
gangster Al Capone or beer magnate August Busch?

"It's good to see a politician join in the discussion. Here's to Joel
Giambra."

Written by Bruce Andriatch with contributions from John F. Bonfatti
and Brian Meyer.