The thought that somewhere, somehow, someone might be happy is a real downer for anyone in government. So on his way out the door, President *Batteries Not Included had his Food and Drug Administration cook up a few hundred regulations against high-end cigars. No legislation was involved. I mean, really, legislation is so passe…
As cigar magnate Rocky Patel told Tucker Carlson, “You don’t see kids sitting around the schoolyard chain-smoking premium cigars.” Brother, you don’t see me smoking premium cigars! Likening them to fine wine or single-malt scotch gives you an idea what these cigars are all about. I had a box of Don Diegos once, many years ago. Rocky’s telling it like it is.
And these stupid regulations threaten the whole industry. Maybe a lawsuit can save it. Maybe President Trump can wipe out these stupid regulation as he’s wiped out others. Maybe even Congress might venture a tiny bit of legislation–dare we hope?
Well, excuse me for the nonce (another hinky word I felt like using today). I’m going to stand out in the snow and have a cigar.
I can’t believe this reasoning.
“Reasoning” is usually the wrong word in referring to any action by bureaucracies.
You got that right. Reason is another casualty of the zeitgeist.
I hope President Trump saw this “Tucker” segment. If Obama was able to make this happen with the stroke of a pen, then Trump can undo it the same way. Too bad Trump can’t undo the federal judges Obama appointed.
But Congress could–if only they had the stomach for it, which of course they don’t.