Sen. McConnell blasts Dems on drugs

WAP2000022499 - 24 FEBRUARY 2000 - WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell blasted the Clinton administration's stance on drugs with a poster illustrating the "Long-term trends in illicit drug use by 21th graders", showing a decline prior to 1992, and classifying the rise afterwards to an era of "I wish I had inhaled". McConnell hammered home his point in a CNN interview, shown, after the Senate Foreign Operations hearing. rg/iw/Ian Wagreich UPI