There they go again....

This just came in the mail. It kicks ass. Leave it to the Democrats to take it away from me!


So, it seems that Senator Frank R. Lautenberg, a Democrat, has appealed to the FDA to ban my new best friend...the electronic cigarette. This, of course, happens as I enjoy the close of my first full week without cigarettes since I started smoking in 2001. This horrendous news comes as I just received my brand new, super sweet e-cigarette in the mail (with Coke flavored nicotine...wow, Leigh Scott can now smoke Diet Coke, is this heaven or what).

We can only surmise three possible reasons why the good senator would attempt to piss me off and put my life back into jeopardy.

1) He genuinely cares about the well being of others and is worried that since e-cigarettes haven't been subjected to five to ten years of clinical studies, that they could pose a hidden danger.

2) He recognizes that e-cigarettes are superior to regular cigarettes and that since they are not tobacco products, they are exempt from the ridiculous taxes that he and his brethren love to spend on silly social engineering projects. Within a couple of years, cigarette sales could drop significantly, meaning his revenue streams would drop significantly.

3) E-cigarettes are far superior to other pharmaceutical smoking alternatives like nicorette gum and nicotine inhalers. That would cost those companies millions. Right now the success rate for the gum and the patch is around 7%. From what I've read and my own personal experience, the e-cig is at around...oh, I don't know ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. And since the e-cigs are made by scrappy entrepreneurs and the fluids can actually be made at home with over the counter products, the pharmaceutical companies would be out of luck here. Now this only makes sense if the Senator was, you know, involved with the pharmaceutical companies. Hmmmm...what's this? Oh, just a couple hundred grand in his bank account from such companies? Color me shocked!

The real reason is probably a combination of all three. And while number one may appear noble, I say screw off. I don't need them telling me what to do. So, thanks, but no thanks. GET OUT OF MY LIFE GOVERNMENT!!!!

True to form, there are two Congressmen and one Senator who oppose him and actually smoke e-cigs themselves (one of them is Minority leader Boehner, who actually sent one to Obama to try and get him to stop smoking), and they are all Republicans.

Most of the "vaping" community is made up of tech heads and hippies, so they're all mobilizing their petitions, calling their congressmen and banning any negative political discussion from their forums and websites. Well, hippies, this is your fault in the first place. And you know what, being nice in politics gets you nothing. The only reason we are in this mess is because the left spent eight years being downright mean and spiteful across the board. No respect. Nothing "nice" about it.

So, instead of an impassioned plea, I'll just go underground, stock up on supplies, find the black market and tell this jackass that his days are numbered just like the rest of his socialist buddies!