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February 21, 2007
Keith Ellison and Tobacco.
As if Keith Ellison wasn't absurd enough, there's this. (Found in this post here.)
"Rep. Tom Tancredo supported freshman Rep. Keith Ellison's controversial swearing-in on the Quran, but when the Colorado Republican wanted to relax in his office with a cigar, the Muslim Democrat's office called in the cops." (Emphasis mine; Story link.)
I suppose that we shouldn't be surprised that Mr. Ellison would do this, given his past antics. But what did surprise me was this next statement.
"The officer said the visit was a formality – he already had told Ellison that Tancredo was allowed to smoke in his office, The Hill reported." (Emphasis mine; IBID.)
So in this whole tobacco debate, it boils down to this. Legislators make laws against smoking in public buildings and restaurants--'cause smoking sends the wrong message; Legislators tax cigarettes and use the money for educating children--'cause using cigarette money sends the right message, I suppose; but then Legislators are given immunity to smoke wherever the heck they want.**
That seems fair, don't it?
** It is immaterial to the argument that I am making for anyone to observe that, perhaps, Rep. Tancredo did not vote for smoking restrictions. So please, don't write me letters about it.
Cigarettes | By Carl | 11:36 PM
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