Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

I'm sure with RekHA it's a sisterhood thing as she writes to the defense of Mrs. Big Lug Nut (Mari Culver) and an adoration thing for defending Obama...

Basu: Taking anti-smoking crusade too far

Amazingly in one sentence Basu states...

OK, she broke a law that others are required to follow. I suspect she won't make that mistake again. Culver admitted to the infraction and requested a ticket.

Then in the very next sentence said...

But really. Some letters to the paper have cast the first lady as a criminal.

Breaking the law, admitting one's guilt and being fined for it is the definition of criminal!

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

As for Obama, I believe that was a promise he made to his wife when he decided to run for President.

Of course we know how Obama is with promises.

In what feels like a bit of hypocrisy, Basu writes...

Lest we forget, it's still legal to buy and smoke cigarettes...

Fiberals never chastise those engaged in legal activity.

At best this is an asinine argument, alcohol is perfectly legal and the last time I checked individuals are not allowed to drink & drive, or consume alcohol while walking down the street.

Basu bloviates...

Bad for health as smoking is, it's not a crime of moral turpitude, like illicit sex or drug use. In fact, it wasn't long ago there was status associated with smoking. At fancy dinner parties, men wore smoking jackets and women used cigarette holders. Cigarettes were served with the coffee. You can change the laws, but you can't overturn a culture overnight.

Maybe during fancy dinner parties for a U.N. diplomat, but I'd venture to guess that hasn't happened in America in fifty or sixty years.