Phelps

I, like many others, find this whole hoopla over Phelps' smoking pot to be silly. It is a non-affair. I couldn't care less, and in fact, I would have preferred him to be defiant, to state an opinion against the federal government's waste of money being spent on the drug war. Marijuana, a more harmless drug than cocaine and others, is so easy for the police officers to use as a bludgeon to arrest and strike fear into the hearts of people. He should have said, "I do not believe marijuana should be an illegal drug. The fight against it is like Prohibition against alcohol."

But, he will not sacrifice his career or live in acrimony. Instead, he will be an embarrassment forever. When London Olympics come around, it seems, hosts will mention his drug-taking habits along with his rare accomplishment. And that's a sad thing to me.