Comments for Up In Smoke at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 7 out of 7 comments http://www.theind.com Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:25 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18994 "renewing it could have helped leverage an additional $38 million in federal funds" ---------------------- Yes, just what we need, more Federal debt. Or did you think the funds appear by magic. - William Morvant Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:12:27 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18952 This is not a big deal. - billy Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:50:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18949 I was going to quit smoking, but now I think I will go out and buy an ashtray. These people know somthing we don't Know. Get in on it now, folks. Who is the great Oz? - wow Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:37:48 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18948 No one, not before, not during, not after the override debate said that voting to not renew the 4 cent cigarette tax was good for Louisiana. The best any could say was that it was either good for the governor or helped their relationship with the governor. The bleating of cowardly, weak legislators. Sad...very sad. - rambeaux rawlings Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:34:32 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18937 Where are Rep. Robideaux's comments on his vote? The Independent, like The Advertiser, didn't pursue him for comment, thus showing deference to him. The Southside of Lafayette still rules over journalistic principles. Rodideaux is a ball of silly puddy. He can be molded into any shape you want. Spineless jellyfish. As for Nancy Landry, maybe she could go to work at the Governor's mansion as a Merry Maid. It would assure her that her wish to work for Jindal another four years would be fulfilled. P.S. My commendations to The Independent for the use of the word pusillanimous. It brings back found memories of many years of watching The Wizard of Oz. "Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain!"? Some more than others. - yesidoknow Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:47:31 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18935 "you know, the mark of a “just society.” What is just about a society that robs its members of the freedom to choose? You don't like what a person chooses in their life, so what? You go to court? You pass a law that penalizes them for it? There is a term called "tyrrany of the majority", and it was the fear of every delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia that created our system of government. Fair and just government is a balancing act. Our politicians and citizens have lost sight of that balancing act, and cigarette taxes are a symptom of that problem. Appeals to emotion do not justify tyrrany. Hollis Downs does not have the right to legislate lifestyles to constituents because his father died of emphysema. If his father were murdered, would that justify an effort to outlaw guns? If his daughter gets in a wreck, does that mean he gets to turn my home into a speed trap? If his son gets a cavity, will he outlaw candy? Downs is telling you "YES!". You need to think this through, and think carefully about what your elected officials believe their role in YOUR life to be. This is important....it's NOT just 4 cents a pack. - ragin_cajun Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:49:38 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/9-indnews/8526-up-in-smoke#comment-18929 There can be a difference between what you and a health insurance company consider healthy. Some insurers will say that you have a health condition if you smoke, are overweight, are taking prescriptions, or had a medical condition in the past. If this describes you, you may want to search and read "Penny Health" on the web. - irmaanaya Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:31:41 +0100