Mayor Backslides On Loony Public Smoking Ban

With public opinion vehemently opposed to Mayor Bloomberg's latest attempt to become New York's City's nanny by banning smoking in public parks, the would-be dictator seems to be back-peddling.

In a New York Times article, one non-smoker states, "This is a public space. What if somebody is eating food that the odor is offensive to me?” Others say, "“What, are they talking about having a body-odor ticket? I think they should do that.” And “Excessive perfume too, it’s a killer." Others compare it to Prohibition.

Bloomie, who has spent millions of dollars blanketing TV and radio to convince us that he is "one of the people" in his attempt for an illegal third term, now whines, "If you’re sitting in the middle of Sheep Meadow and you’re the only one there, are you doing any damage to anybody other than killing yourself? Probably not.” How cavalier. He also cites the practical aspect of enforcing such a law, admitting that police and park rangers already “have a lot of things to do.” Isn't that what most New Yorkers already knew?