[Eric Blair 2084]

More here also from Dr. Michael Siegel:

Senator Enzi to Introduce Alternative to FDA Tobacco Legislation; Bill Far Stronger than FDA Bill; Embarrassment for Major Anti-Smoking Groups

[Red Badger]

Nicotine credits?..........

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Good grief, does the gubmint have to get involved in everything?

How about this - if people want to stay healthy, or just don’t like tobacco use for whatever reason (like me, religious reasons), how about they just NOT USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS?

[Obie Wan]

Many good postings here. If smoking is satan,why is the government in partnership with tobacco companies instead of outlawing it? Could it be because they don’t want to share the profits with people in the black market? Besides if the government keeps these tobacco companies around they can always turn around and sue them like they have so many times in the past when they need a financial quick fix. Government is a bigger whore in the story of smoking then the tobacco companies are !!!

[Reagan Man]

So much for free markets and America’s free enterprise system.

So much for Sen Enzi`s lifetime ACU rating of 96.

So much for conservatism.

[ran20]

Couldn’t help but notice hes a republican pushing this. This is the type of reason why I only support certain republican candidates not the party.

[tiger-one]

COMMIE SOB

[goodnesswins]

We’d probably save more if we banned homosexual behavior....since it causes AIDS, and AIDS gets waaay more health care money than it deserves. A hetero male smoker on average lives longer than a homosexual male...65 vs 45, If I’m not mistaken.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Not to worry, ultra-liberals (and beyond). Marijuana, crack, and “illegal” drugs are not included. They are PC.

[rottndog]

Proof that NicoNazis come in both Ds and Rs.

[mjp]

introduced legislation to wipe out tobacco use in America

hamburgers next

[Grammy]

I have always thought the tobacco industry should pick just one state.... say New York, and refuse to sell tobacco in any form there. Just plain cut them off.

Then see how well the politicos like it... no cigarette taxes, all the border states raking in the taxes, and lots and lots and lots of addicts screaming at them day and night. (spoken as a former addict/ but still smoker’s rights advocate)

[Gabz]

Nanny State Ping

Gives FDA explicit authority to ban nicotine.

Ya gotta love these nanny-statists who have no idea what they are talking about.

Pray tell, how can the FDA ban a substance that is naturally occurring in nature?

Enzi doesn't have a snowball's chance - the Pharmaceutical companies will see to it that this goes NOWHERE.

Now to read the thread :)

[Old Professer]

Cap and trade politicians; work about as well as trying it on volcanoes.

[OB1kNOb]

America’s two party system in 2007: Socialists and Socialist-lites

[therut]

Another big government nanny state statist. LEAVE THE PEOPLE ALONE. This country is DEAD.

[Popocatapetl]

Republicans will lose when they try to be democrats.

Hopefully, in his retirement from the US Senate, this bozo will be able to contemplate the notion of leaving other people alone.

[Chode]

none of them have the BALLS to try and make it illegal... vermin.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Wow, a Republican is doing this. Well, at least he isn't pushing for an outright ban like a Dim would, and there's a hint of the free market in his proposal.

So it's best to just support him because the Dem would certainly be far worse.

[Dahoser]

Title IV: Increasing the tobacco excise tax

I don't know why these clymers bother with any other title, point, section, bullet, heading, whatever, in these proposals when the only thing they really want to do is raise taxes so they have more money to spend. And a conservative Republican no less!

[RedMonqey]

Sen. Mike Enzi introduces bill to wipe out tobacco in America in a generation

Careful Senator. There;s PETA who think Beef should be gone in a generation too

And WHY is it ANY of the govt's business anyhow?

Big government Rino alert.