Ol' Smokey, I'm not sure who you are (actually I never heard of you until I stumbled upon this thread) but I was reading what you wrote about your views on the rights of smokers and liked what I read. I admire your stance and philosophy on life. I also admire the composure of which you respond to those who are hopelessly patriotic to a "Big Brother" of a government. When someone like Jim C or Backwoodsman says nasty things to you, rather than demean the person (that would be too easily done) you simply respond with civility and reason... this is even better! It pulls the pants down on the bad ass and shows them that there IS life outside of that small minded world they tend to gather in.