Obama Just Needs a Nicotine Fix

In what must surely be a bit of comic relief, Vanity Fair offers the proposition that all Obama needs to become the Paragon of Hope and Change again is a nicotine fix. 

Apparently his irritability, petulance, and indecisiveness have nothing to do with an arrogant nature and being in a job well over his means and experience.  It's a lack of nicotine.  Who knew?

Meanwhile, John Boehner and his nicotine habit are so in control that they've hijacked Washington:

House Speaker John Boehner, who has no interest in quitting smoking, successfully hijacked the legislative process for weeks and secured an agreement that was far more appealing to his ranks. For the sake of the country, can someone get the president a pack of Parliaments?

And all along I just thought he was an amateur politician with a thin resume and an ego problem.

Smoke More!

Remember when Obama said, "If you make less than $250,000 your taxes will not go up! Not one dime!"

I guess the only people that smoke make more than $250K.

If you're a smoker, be prepared to dig deeper for that nicotine fix when April 1 rolls around. April Fools Day! You may have noticed it already because manufacturers have already raised prices to pay for the upcoming new taxes on stored inventory.

You might remember that one of Obama's first acts in office was to expand the SCHIP program which funds health insurance for underprivileged children. The irony of course is that it is funded by smokers. Kill yourself if you want to but by golly you'll pay for somebody's else's health care because of it! In fact, smoke more!

Smokers accustomed to paying about $35 for a carton of cigarettes will be paying closer to $50 when the tax kicks in April 1. Ironically, the increase is making some smokers either cut back or quit altogether, and while good for their health, it's not so good for SCHIP.

But if you make less than $250K, maybe the increase doesn't apply to you.