If US Politicians Truly Care About Underage Smoking, They Can Enforce Existing Laws Against Smoking By Minors

WASHINGTON--The tobacco legislation recently killed by the Senate was a monstrosity that deserved to die.

Supporters, led by Arizona's Sen. John McCain, a Republican, piously claimed that their goal was to stop kids from smoking. In reality, greed drove the legislation.

Politicians and trial lawyers were salivating over a $516 billion pot of money and were willing to shred the Constitution and trample freedom to get their hands on the loot. The bill represented everything bad about Washington.

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