I couldn't care less what happens to this country any more. Sorry, but that's the way it is. My caring stopped shortly after 9/11, when the nazis barely took a 24-hour breather following the fall of the towers before it was business-as-usual again. I read in the new york papers where they complained about photos of the cops and firemen on the front page with smokes in their mouths. They insisted future photos be airbrushed to hide the smokes, saying "Smokers must not be shown as heroes." It was at that point I stopped caring.

It's more than just smokers-it's inflicting psychological damage on the COUNTRY. I've said for years-think about this for a minute-if world war 2 were fought TODAY, instead of when it was-we'd lose. Smokers wouldn't give a shit since they are no longer part of society, and there are MANY americans who would admire Hitler's war on smokers,and his regarding of health as God, sympathizing with the axis powers early on. Many more than you think. Your own neighbors would be secretly contacting the fifth column (spy movement that was in this country)and turning people in, or betraying their government, including military secrets if known.

It's more than just smokers-it's inflicting psychological damage on the COUNTRY. I've said for years-think about this for a minute-if world war 2 were fought TODAY, instead of when it was-we'd lose. Smokers wouldn't give a shit since they are no longer part of society, and there are MANY americans who would admire Hitler's war on smokers,and his regarding of health as God, sympathizing with the axis powers early on. Many more than you think. Your own neighbors would be secretly contacting the fifth column (spy movement that was in this country)and turning people in, or betraying their government, including military secrets if known.

Well, it passed. FDA regulation of tobacco is now a reality, with the full support of Phillip Morris.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-tobacco12-2009jun12,0,7932307.story

Supposedly the holy grail of all this is the discovery of a safe cigarette, which would allow both the tobacco companies and the government to keep money rolling into their coffers.

Safe cigarette? You can almost hear the sound of all the antismokers' panties rolling into a tight wad.

PM not only supports the bill, they helped to write it in conjunction with CTFK. Now why do you supppose PM did that?

ROFLMAO

This article contains more info about Phillip Morris' support of the bill, which basically locks in their current position as market leader.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1904250,00.html

I'm wondering if this bill will pave the way for gory cigarette packages in the US. That will give the antis a chance to reveal their sick preoccupation with graphic images of disease. No one with a normal mind would advocate the widespread circulation of stomach-churning medical photos.

Here's a link to the list of senators and how they voted, if anyone is interested.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00207

The way around viewing the upcoming gory pictures on your cig packs, is to start saving your current empty packs and simply transferring your cigs to the saved packs. I saved all my empty cig boxes to put my RYO in.