New Curbs on Cigarette Smoking

Smoking is undoubtedly a bad habit but I find it unbelievable that the politicians and other government officials who have been impotent in dealing with the drug lords, street criminals, the savings and loan crooks, the plight of the homeless, the epidemic of AIDS and the enormous national debt have finally created the perfect new criminal to easily vanquish: those law-abiding, mild-mannered, hard-working citizens who can’t manage to quit the weed which was aided, abetted and encouraged by the same government not long ago. No wonder they’re so pleased with themselves!

PAT TOPPING

Los Angeles