Okay, am I seeking abuse or what? Yes, this is a first diary, but feel free to hate me and everything I stand for. In the end, we're probably going to end up voting for the same guys and gals. I know that my ciggy budget goes to the bad guys, and I know that my bucks count more than my vote and hey, I'm sorry about that and I'm not perfect and stuff. But this issue to me comes down to that Safety -> Freedom spectrum and where I fall on it. I like to think I'm somewhere near Patrick Henry on that one, and if you are a bit closer to the agoraphobic, that's cool; I can deal with it. The problem is that I believe smokers are singled out among other groups who engage in other unhealthy activites and I tried to show that in my letter: (the actual LTE and a silly poll on the flip)