[katana]

No bashing, you've got a right to absolutely hate the smell of tobacco smoke, but if you believe the government should mandate how a private company (in this case a bar or restaurant) organizes its treatment of its patrons (who can go anywhere else to eat or drink) then your conservative credentials are a bit iffy.

[luckystarmom]

I don't care about a label. I just look at each issue and figure out my stance. If I believed in a label, then I would would vote for whoever is a republican. I've never done that. I've always researched each candidate and vote for who I think meets my criteria. (Which usually is a republican, but I've voted for a few non-republicans.)

There are a lot of public health regulations when it comes to restaurants. I figure smoking is another one.

I don't care what a person does in his home, but out of his home is another issue. I also think that this is a local issue and is not a federal issue.

I live in San Jose. Most of us like the non-smoking regulations. I have never heard one complaint (even from smokers in this area). We all comment about going to other areas where they have smoking in restaraunts and they think it is disgusting. My husband went to Denver a few weeks ago. He took his mom out to eat. He said even the non-smoking areas stank of smoke. He said it was awful.