Comments on: Former AIDS Czar Quits Amid D.C. Escort Furor

By: Daniel Haszard

Daniel Haszard — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:17:38 +0000

Tobias made his money as Eli Lilly CEO when their top seller Prozac was going strong.My issue is he was an unqualified hack for the job.

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By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Next Week Is Deborah Jeane Palfrey Week

Donklephant » Blog Archive » Next Week Is Deborah Jeane Palfrey Week — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:22:12 +0000

[...] Personally, aside from hypocrites like Randall Tobias, I don’t think anybody did anything wrong here. Prostitution should be legalized and regulated. And one has to wonder if, after this scandal, we’ll start to hear politicians saying the same thing. [...]

By: TK Major

TK Major — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:16:33 +0000

I’m distinctly uncomfortable with the way prostitution works in my state (where it is both illegal and prevalent).

Women (and men, young girls and boys) are victimized. Diseases are transmitted. City streets are turned into sleazy drags.

And “enforcement” seems to get sucked into corruption far too often.

Far better, it seems to me, to legalize and regulate.

In places where prostitution is regulated, sex workers are given regular health care and laws are followed, and disease transmission is relatively rare. There are far more opportunities to monitor and, if necessary, intervene in the event a sex worker is spiraling into drug abuse or other risky behaviors.

By: Bob Aman

Bob Aman — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:27:42 +0000

I’m a pretty conservative Christian, and the last thing I’d like to see is prostitution flourishing. I certainly don’t want to see the United States turning into Amsterdam, but I have to admit that it’s a policy that has merit. However, I’m inclined to say that if you’re going to legalize anything, marijuana should go first. You certainly won’t be able to legalize both at the same time.