Give the Guy a Break

Michael Phelps went to the Olympics last summer and wiped out the competition. He accomplished things that no one has ever done before.

And now, people are discovering that this very young man is capable of making mistakes. I am totally against anyone smoking marijuana or using any street drugs. But Phelps did not harm anyone but himself.

The reaction to him taking a toke is ridiculous. If everyone who ever smoked marijuana was condemned in this fashion, the world would be at a standstill.

Have some sense of proportion. We have the president of the United States who has palled around with known terrorists. We have the secretary of the treasury who has cheated on his taxes. They are both grown men, well into middle age. Neither of those men should be running our government.