[Reelect President Dubya]

Richard Carmona, the surgeon general of the United States, has said he would support the abolition of cigarettes and all tobacco products, the first time that such a senior public health official has taken that kind of stand over the industry.

Tobacco prohibition is as stupid an idea as there is, but I would love to see it happen for one simple reason:

To watch the city/state/federal agencies that derive their income from tobacco taxes shriek their greedy little heads off.

[steve50]

To watch the city/state/federal agencies that derive their income from tobacco taxes shriek their greedy little heads off.

Of course we'd need a Tobacco Czar to handle the scofflaws.

[Poohbah]

Tobacco prohibition is as stupid an idea as there is, but I would love to see it happen for one simple reason:

To watch the city/state/federal agencies that derive their income from tobacco taxes shriek their greedy little heads off.

It would be fun to watch.

[clintonh8r]

They'd simply tax something else. Who would stop them? Certainly not the voters....