Morning Rant about the latest Lunacy out of Washington DC

Ace of Spades ^ | 22MAY19 | Editorial staff

[vannrox]

"Well, just when you think the GOP has finally gotten everything under control, they go and step on their own d*cks. Again. Here is their latest f*ck-up: Mitch McConnell has just introduced a bill which would increase the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years.

When I first heard about this, I smacked myself in the forehead so hard, the slope disappeared. I mean, is federal intervention is such matters really necessary? That's quite a silly display of nanny-statism.

Apparently, the several states aren't competent enough to handle these things for themselves but require the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-benevolent FedGov to make these decisions for them. Sounding like quite the alarminst, Cocaine Mitch said, quote, the health of our children is literally at stake, unquote. The panic implied in this statement rivals AOC's claim that "the world is going to end in 12 years" if we don't immediately mandate buttplugs for cows and outlaw economic prosperity.

Never mind the fact that 18-year-olds are scarcely children. Never mind the fact that these same 18-year-olds are eligible for military service, so even though they can be shipped off to foreign soil and die in combat, they can't buy their own cigarettes. Soon, liquor stores all across America will be festooned with crowds of 18-21 year old "children" asking adults to buy cigarettes for them. But bigger than any of that, though, does anybody really want this? Does anyone recall hearing any calls for legislation about this from normal Americans?

I thought the purpose of the federal government was to maintain post roads and collect tariffs from surly foreigners, not to post inspectors in every lavoratory to make sure you wiped your butt good enough. C'mon, Mitch, it's time to focus on what's really important: confirming more of Presidents Trump judicial picks so that perhaps there will be a chance that this country can be restored to some semblance of sanity, and also doing whatever it takes to insure that our borders are not overrun by surly foreigners who don't want to pay tariffs.

Let the states make their own laws about tobacco usage, and the federal government can just butt the hell out. After all, the 10th Amendment shouldn't be that hard to understand."

[Sacajaweau]

The government has succeeded in getting thousands more kids addicted to e cigarettes, patches, gum....very profitable...cuz that’s what it’s all about.

[Pravious]

Cocaine Mitch said, quote, the health of our children is literally at stake, unquote.

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Someone should tell Mitch that people from 18-21 are NOT children.

[Hojczyk]

The borders are wide open and Mitch is doing this...The GOP is useless

The greatest con going the GOP

[cuban leaf]

This sort of thing is one reason I’m no longer a Republican.

[cuban leaf]

I finally figured out, in the Dubya years, that the two parties have been playing “good cop, bad cop” with us for decades. I have no respect for either party. I consider the R party to be the stupid party and the D party to be the batsh** crazy party.

[ripnbang]

With a porous Border and ridiculous immigration policies, THIS is what DC focuses on.....

[Red Badger]

McConnell is from Kentucky, a tobacco state.

There must be some method in his madness.

Virtue signalling, knowing it won’t pass?...............

[eyeamok]

You wont be able to buy cigarettes, but you can bet your ass we will keep the Border Wide open so you gen get your Meth, Heroin and Fentanyl

[Kickass Conservative]

Better to increase the Voting Age from 18 back to 21.

Ignorant young Voters do more damage than Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

They even named a Government Agency after those three things which makes me wonder, shouldn’t that Agency be renamed ATFDDLII, (Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Drugs, Democrats, Liberals and Illegal Invaders)?

[outofsalt]

12 year old kids can “transition” and have abortions, but smoking will go on their permanent record.

[PGalt]

Let’s introduce this bill to Mitch...

https://www.usdebtclock.org

Pay down or go to prison looter.

[CtBigPat]

If you are 18 and considered old enough to join the military then you should be able to drink, smoke, buy a gun and do whatever adults can do. You’re a grown up and should be treated as such. And we should be raising our kids to be mature adults when they turn 18.

[Mr. Jeeves]

"You people only think I am the one in the enclosure!"

[sparklite2]

I thought the purpose of the federal government was to maintain post roads and collect tariffs from surly foreigners, not to post inspectors in every lavoratory to make sure you wiped your butt good enough.

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How quaint.

[cymbeline]

Your off-color language says something about you, sir.

[RideForever]

What else would you expect from the Party of Larceny and Lunacy?

[justa-hairyape]

Mitch thinks we are using children to fight his stupid wars. The insanity continues. What lobby group gave the Deep State Clown Posse a handful of their own debt notes ? Lol.