With so much going on today I don't know where to start. Korea has a ship in the ocean that is probably carrying weapons; a ship we are following but won't search. The riots continue on the heels of their "Democratic Election" while we stand idlely by and let the civil unrest in the region cause needless deaths and the oppression negatively affect our fragile economy due to the effect it has on the oil market.
With all of this going on the President chose to do something really important. He signed a bill today that is going to give the FDA (Goverment) total control of the tobacco industry. This bill is suppose to stop underage smoking. While eliminating certain forms of advertising and lowering the amount of nicotine cigarettes contain sounds like a good idea, it will do nothing to curtail the use of cigarettes by young people. It will cause people addicted to nicotine to buy more cigarettes since the amount of nicotine is reduced. This of course is not being done for health reasons, but because of the increased revenue it will generate. While this isn't a bad thing it doesn't address the real problems caused by smoking.
The President could have better used his time addressing nut jobs with missles and stabilizing the situation in Iran. Where are our priorities? What will keep us safe more tobacco tax or disarming dictator with weapons?
Thats E's view.
Also take a look at the You Tube video to the right. It is one of the funniest things I've seen.
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