Mole Whacker In-chief: An Interview With Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske

On Monday, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton got the drug issue all wrong when she equated legalization with decriminalization and said it wouldn't work because the drug cartels would only make more money. Now the "drug czar" gets it equally wrong with his nonsequiter that increasing addiction in the U.S. to prescription drugs proves that legalizing currently illegal ones wouldn't take money away from the cartels. Please explain, Mr. Drug Czar, just how the two are connected!

TT Interview With Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske | The Texas Tribune: "'Drug Czar' Kerlikowske spoke with The Texas Tribune on Tuesday about what's needed to curb drug addiction in the United States. The solution, he says, is a comprehensive approach balancing criminal justice, prevention and treatment options.

He also talked about the drug-related violence in Mexico, which many here say is the byproduct of the United States’ insatiable appetite for illegal drugs. Some say legalizing narcotics here would effectively siphon the power away from Mexican cartels. Not true, says Kerlikowske, citing as proof the growing addiction here to prescription — but legal — drugs that are taxed and regulated."