Well, when it comes to U.S. drug laws, it's hard to find things to be grateful for ... but the Hilary Farias Date Rape Act is sex-neutral and drug-neutral. The "date rape" part of that law just says that it's a felony to use ANY controlled substance to aid in the commission of ANY crime of violence. Kind of hard to vote against that one, eh? Congress decided to leave all the usual alcohol-assisted date rapes to the state courts to sort out. They're not as dumb as they look, after all, huh?

Like Dorothy Parker said, "Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker." Congressmen know that as well as anybody.