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So it sounds like you believe the government should stay out of all moral or health issues.

Nice try.

I believe that the government's only legitimate function in a free society is to defend the rights of it's citizens.

In the old days conservatives used to think that public drunkeness, prostitution, gambling and smoking were vices.

No one has suggested that these things are not vices, except your inane insinuation that I have. Further, I have not claimed to be a conservative at any time. If you can define it for me, which no one around here has been able to agree on thus far, I'll let you know if I am one.

Not anymore apparently. Party on!

In the mean time, this personal attack has ended this conversation. You may take the your last cheap shot now.

Those weren't personal attacks - I was commenting on the general tenor of this thread. "Oh, those poor bar owners - they aren't making as much money getting hard working stiffs drunk as they used to." So no, that was not directed at you.

That said - you raise an interesting distiction. I said:
"So it sounds like you believe the government should stay out of all moral or health issues."
To which you replied:
Nice try. I believe that the government's only legitimate function in a free society is to defend the rights of it's citizens.

If the government's only job is to defend the rights of its citizens, when does it get involved in moral or health issues? It sounds like you are confirming what I said. How did I mischaracterize your beliefs?