Son of Draconian Drug Warrior Fails Drug Test

Vice President Joe Biden has been one of the most
strident drug warriors of my lifetime. Mandatory minimum sentences,
the crack/powder disparity, federal asset forfeiture, the RAVE
Act—they all have Biden’s fingerprints on them. The man may
be responsible for
the very phrase “drug czar.” If the Drug War had its own Mount
Rushmore, Biden’s face would be carved on it, right next to Richard
Nixon and Bill Bennett.

Guess why his son got
kicked out of the Navy Reserve?

Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was discharged
from the Navy Reserve this year after testing positive for cocaine,
according to people familiar with the matter.

Hunter Biden, a lawyer by training who is now a managing partner at
an investment company, had been commissioned as an ensign in the
Navy Reserve, a part-time position. But after failing a drug test
last year, his brief military career ended.

While I’m sure it’s no fun to be booted from the Navy, I’m glad
the younger Biden hasn’t had to suffer any formal penalty greater
than that. It’s a shame his father’s laws have wrecked the lives of
so many people who did no more than he did.