JOHN ASHCROFT VS CHEECH & CHONG!

...only literally this time!

So what if we're still not safe from Osama. We can breathe easy about Tommy Chong.

Chong, those of a certain age may recall, is the second half of Cheech and Chong, the '70s-era entertainers who were synonymous with recreational drug use. Chong, now 64, runs Chong Glass company in Los Angeles, a vendor of glass articles featured, from time to time, in art shows. You can guess at the range of his wares.

If the imagination fails, ask John Ashcroft for help. The attorney general's officers raided Chong's place the other day, clearing shelves as part of "Operation Pipe Dreams," a nationwide sweep of purveyors of drug paraphernalia. Chong wasn't indicted.

In the column, Marie Cocco goes over a handful of other really important targets in the ongoing Ashcroft glory crusade. Eventually, it'll look like Footloose on a national scale.

(via Max)