I just wish I could figure him out. Regarding tobacco, the venerable conservative columnist says that the government shouldn't butt into our lives. I choose not to smoke, inhale, chew or dip it. What ought to bother us as Americans is that, once again, government has intruded on individual choice. I'm with you, Cal.
Nobody wants the government butting in with messianic intentions of statist salvation.
Parents argued, 'But alcohol and cigarettes are legal. The kids saw drugs as drugs, and they were right. Cal says the government shouldn't tell you what to do regarding tobacco, but then says it should regarding drugs, and then says there's no real difference between tobacco or dope. The kids saw drugs as drugs, and they were right. So anti-drug laws are good and justifiable because they prevent godless people from abusing their bodies.