[Robert]

GT for all the complaining you do I find it rather hipocritical of you to be complain about how the majoirty of people feel. Consider for a second that smokers, are in fact the minority.

The consumption of your product in public places and/or around other people/childern does negatively effect their well being. Granted the air quality in general is lacking, it isn't bad in all places.

The removal of smoking in some states has been for the betterment of the general public, and one step closer to the lowering the number of smokers in society.

For a man who quotes so much knowledge, is so well read and so well cultured about the ways of the rest of the world; you seem rather unable to see through your own pride.

Europe has smoking everyone, not everyone in europe smokes. I'm not sure whent eh last time, if ever you have actually been to europe; however you would notice they live different lives. They work differently, relax differently, eat/drink at different times and actually enjoy a higher rate of unemployement. To point to one aspect of europe (which is a collection of numerous countries) to state they are doing something correctly is to in large part ignore the larger picture. France which is one of the countries in europe and well known for its smokers; has been recently unable to control a sector of its polpulation who feel hard done by and have been rioting.

So i rather suspect you would just rather feel your point is correct then balance your arugment with facts, remove the conjector and attitude.

Get educated on the issues...