It looks like now you've decided to argue with yourself. Show me where I ever said, inferred, described, insinuated or otherwise stated anything close to "I take it you support encouraging our kids to smoke to their hearts content."
Is it your hope conservatives believe that way in order to justify the hatred you feel toward them? Do you make these kind of claims because you're delusional, confused, mistaken, or because you wish to lie. Which is it Rich?
Maybe we should all play posting games like that. I'll just make up things you said, and then see if you care to defend them.
Let's see...
So I suppose you believe women should be raped, since you defend Bill so vociferously. I see you believe children should have more and more needles implanted in their arms, since you support Bill and Hillary who let a convicted drug-pin go free.
The only thing I can figure is you are either a very young naive person, or a person who hasn't really thought beyond the 4.7 second nightly news sound bites for years.
Practically everyone in Congress is guilty of supporting to some degree the tobacco industry. The only one probably clean of the kick-backs is George Bush. Since he margined his political future in Texas, I doubt he got much involved with big tobacco. But I could be wrong. I certainly don't believe he went around bragging about running a tobacco farm, such as Al Gore did.
Be that as it may, tobacco is no where near the biggest threat to the health of our children. Drugs, violence and sexual diseases rank far higher in my book. Kids smoked in the school bathrooms when I was a teenager, and they probably smoke in the school bathroom today. Campaigns to educate children can be helpful, and we should encourage them. My kids get their education from us (their parents) at home.
If more parents stopped looking for the mommy government to educate the next generation, and quit blaming a bunch of politicians thousands of miles away, maybe they would take more responsibility for their own childrens' behavior. Then we would probably have less children smoking.
The government can't solve all these problems without severely infringing on our individual liberties. I, for one, would rather live in a more free society with social problems, then a fascist one which had no smokers.
When they get older, let's hope they quite the habit like millions of other adults. Including myself. (14 years and running) |
