Let Obama Smoke

If the man has one vice, let him have it. If he needs to smoke a cigarette every now and then to deal with the stress of his new job (save the world), then damnit, let him have one.

Smoking is bad for the body, we get that. It possibly knocking years off his life, true. But he has a long time until that is an immediate threat. He seems active and healthy otherwise.

I don't know if he personally wants to quit, or if he just feels that he should set an example. Don't smoke, be healthy, don't do things that are unhealthy. But wouldn't a more real example be a human who isn't perfect? Someone who has a flaw and manages it.

Smoking tarnishes the shiny perfect vision people have of Barack. Well good! He's not shiny or perfect. He's a man. He's an elected official put in office because of his intelligence and ability to perform his duties (save the world).

I say Obama, if you have a bad day or an especially tense interview with Anderson Cooper, you go right ahead and smoke. Here, need a light?

....This goes for you too, Micheal Phelps.