[My dog Sam]

This is what happens when our legislators lack the cojones for an outright ban on the "evil weed" tobacco.

Here's hoping the sheeple actual grow some backbone and start doing something about all of this PC bs.

[George W. Bush]

Just cancel the subsidies and the controls altogether.

These people act like the farmers of certain states have a constitutional right to life, liberty and the growing of tobacco subsidized by their fellow-citizens.

[greasepaint]

We need to get rid of subsidies like this.
These subsidies make Repubs look bad in the eyes
of independent voters.
Dems say they oppose subsidies.
Dems, behind the scenes, oppose the repeal of
subsidies because subsidies makes the Repubs look bad.

[TheBattman]

You know, I have often had to scratch my head in wonder ..... On one hand you have the government creating all sorts of anti-tobacco adds and programs, along with states winning lawsuits for billions of dollars against "big tobacco". All the evils of Tobacco that the government has been spending MILLIONS of our dollars on. Yet at the exact same time have been paying tobacco farmers huge subsidies to keep them in business. I just don't get it.....

[upchuck]

The House and Senate bills would require tobacco manufacturers to pay for the buyout, which could lead to an increase in cigarette prices.

Interesting sentence. Wrong and right in the same sentence. The manufacturers won't pay for the buyout. Where do you suppose the manufacturers get their money? Make no mistake about it, the people who smoke cigarettes will pay (a bunch) for the buyout.

[hoot2]

"Farmers have been seeking a buyout, with many saying they want to get out of the business altogether"

isn't it funny, 5 of mr n mrs bill klinton's campaign contributers, are indonesian tobacco billionaires...

[Rodney King]

I wish the government would have forced my customers to buy out my last business. This is BS.