The genie is out of the bottle and she doenst or wont ever go back. The government has taxed tobbacco so much that it isnt ever going away.

We (the non smoking non face punchers) will have to deal with the burden of those who dont or cant understand our rational for good health.

Now if you all will excuse me, Its noon somewhere and I have to go crack a beer. And not punch someone in the face. Unless of course they wont let me have my beer.

Anonymous 2:38,

I am torn between this being a fake response from one of Dan’s friends just trying to stir the pot, or you are just about as bright as the children that Dan is advocating to protect. Just in case it is the latter;

By your logic, if I don’t want to be offended by YOUR “properly filtered” cigarette smoke I should stay at home. OK. Give me your name and address and I will give you a reason to stay home. You see, I like to punch people in the face at random. So give me your address and I will be touring your neighborhood soon. There is a difference? I don’t see it that way. I see your selfishness as an assault on my body and yes, my clothing too. And selfishness is what it all boils down to. I’ll bet you are the type that checks-out in the express line at “The Wal-Mart” (as I’m sure you call it) when you have over the allotted number of items. You are the reason there is “road rage.”

The American Lung Association is biased against smoking you say? You really are a member of Mensa aren’t you? I am startled that you have the brain power to find a web-site let alone write something that someone can actually read (we will just leave grammar out of this for now).

There is a time for debate and there is a time to remind people what they really are. There is no point in debating this one.

That felt good.

Now call in Allen Funt and let’s end this thing. This can’t be real.

I am in the crowd that doesn’t think second hand smoke is as bad as it is being reported. Most of it that is emanated into the air has been filtered through the cigarette and the filter, and through the smoker’s body twice before it is emanated into the air. Furthermore, those issuing the reports stating that second hand smoke is so bad, like the American Lung Association, are already biased.

One of your arguments for this legislation is because of how a child’s clothes smell? You are going to find offensive odors everywhere when you leave your house; and, like beauty being in the eye of the beholder, the difference between scent and odor is in the nose of the smeller. There are perfumes and colognes that I find offensive (and dangerous to some with certain types of allergies), but I am not going to ask for legislation banning those. So, if you don’t want to be offended, don’t leave your house. It is not up to everyone else to make the world perfect for you.

What a wonderful world we live in.

My husband was a smoker until very recently. He wouldn’t be caught dead lighting up near a child.

We make parent buckle their kids up but we don’t protect them from cancer causing agents.

Thanks for the compliment, I think?

That’s as about as an insightful and well-balanced response that a blogger could hope for. I don’t totally agree with you on every point, but the fact that you made them succinctly, backed by real world experience, and without insulting anyone else, is quite impressive.

Well done, my friend.

Dan