[Gabz]

I have no problem with you enjoying the results, and appreciate the fact you would not support such a measure if in a position to do so.

I'm not sure what you mean by "first tier boomer" when you say "most people my age........" Neither my husband (born '55) or I (born '60) know anyone who has died from LC, let alone a relative. In fact I only know one person that has had a relative die from it, and that person was a life long non-smoker, and I'm the baby of the bunch in our circle of friends and acquaintances.

There is no "inescapable long term tragedy that befalls smokers"..........some smokers do, but by and large, most don't. The pundits all love to quote the CDC's number of 400,000+ premature deaths each year attributable to smoking....yet fail to acknowlege nearly 20% of those "premature smoking related" deaths are over the age of 85, with nearly an additional 20% over the age of 75.

Everyone has their own personal experiences, all of which are perfectly valid because they are first hand personal experience.

[metesky]

In the March issue of The American Spectator Ben Stein whines about his father's "premature" death from smoking. I looked it up: Herbert Stein was 83.