What about politics and pot? Yep, you read correctly. What about hearing former presidents and presidential candidates admitting to trying pot?

I don’t know about you, but the idea of that might make some people cringe-big time. The idea is just a little too confrontational. Perhaps this is why you may witness these former officials’ make an awkward mutter or two when questioned on something, where the truthful answer that may make them seem hypocritical. The aptly titled: The Politics of Pot may even make you shudder.

If that doesn’t, the content of this video surely will. You see former president Clinton willing to admit to trying it once, not caring for it and therefore, not inhaling and never trying it again. You see confessions from Al Gore and good ole’ George Bush. Bush even went so far to state: “I mean, you wouldn’t want your kid to come in and say ‘Daddy, President Bush smokes marijuana and likes it. So I think I might like it too.’”

Near the end of the video, Obama states that from the 3.5 million voters, one of the top asked questions was: “Do you think the legalization of marijuana would help to provide more jobs and support the economy?” People in the audience laugh at the question; Obama makes a comment that these voters were all internet users, possibly suggesting they might be potheads. Huh, well, I can admit to smoking pot to flexing my writing muscles even more, seeking inspiration and increasing my productivity during working hours.

Then again, what works for some, doesn’t work for others. I believe the key is to keep an open mind. Unfortunately, the idea of our nation’s leaders admitting to being human, gosh! Well… it will probably cause most small minded Americans to gasp.