[Eric Blair 2084]

The reason why this is important goes beyond smoking. I can respect that people think the smell of burning leaves is stinky and smelly. I can understand why you want your 76 year old grandpa to quit.

This is about abuse of power and illegal lobbying.

I also realize that this piece was in a convenience store newspaper. They have skin in the game.

But it's as well written as anything in the NY Times or WaPo.

I didn't believe the Obama Romney In trade odds either, turned out that they were right.):-

[Eric Blair 2084]

There is a reason that 4 of the richest counties in America are around DC PING!

Who needs to work for a living when you can lobby lawmakers to whack your competition?

[elkfersupper]

People talk about the Great Depression.

At least people could both drink and smoke indoors during that one.

Now, we're lucky if we can do both in our own homes.