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"I have always voted anti-smoking, " with your feet? he says. "No one needs to inhale others' smoke. It's a health issue, not an economic one."

If it WAS a health issue instead of an economic one there would be no need to "level the playing field".

I can remember when the Christiana Mall went smoke free people said it was impossible. But they did it. The same with state buildings, and they're smoke free too."

I'll bet it wasn't the legislature that MADE the Christiana mall go smoke free, was it? And state buildings are OWNED by the state. That gives the state the opportunity to make them smoke free also.
Is the local tavern or restaurant OWNED by the state?

"A level playing field" seemed to be the biggest area of contention.

Again with, "the level playing field". Why does there need to be a "level playing field"? Is it because the smoking allowed taverns and restaurants would make more money than the no smoking ones? I wonder why that would be?

Given time, the marketplace is going to take care of it."

SURE it will. Once this law goes into effect what makes you think that it will EVER be repealed unless the STATE starts feeling an economic impact from it?

Many have told me (non-smokers) will go to Delaware Park who did not go before."

SURE, we've heard that one before. It never seems to work out that way though.

A lot of people don't go to bars and taverns because they don't want to smell the smoke. It all opens up a new level of clientele."

BWAHAHAHAHA! And takes away a lot of PREVIOUS clientele

I will give Gilligan a bit of credit - he has always been anti and has never hidden that fact. It's a personal thing with him. I've known the guy 20 years and has never changed his position.

As to this "level playing field" hogwash. I don't understand what they are talking about. There is no such thing as a level playing field in the hospitality/entertainment indusry. If there was every place would serve identical food and beverages and have the identical entertainment.

Why, when it comes to the type of establishment and the clientele the owner choses to entertain it is OK, as long as that clientele does not smoke???

A lot of people don't go to bars and taverns because they don't want to smell the smoke. It all opens up a new level of clientele."

BWAHAHAHAHA! And takes away a lot of PREVIOUS clientele

Plus, this smoke smells is becoming bogus. What with the huge smoke eaters that restaurants and bars have installed, they pull out smoke and ANY stale smoke smell today.

Big smoke eaters leave the air as clear as glass. It's just the fact that some "prissy nose anti smoker" gets all bent out of shape just when they SEE someone smoking!

This argument can't fly, anymore.