Reply #6: I wish him well in his attempt to quit smoking

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and it might be a feather in his cap, if he is successful at quitting, especially if he succeeds while handling the stress of campaigning. But smoking or smoke free is a non-issue for me.
However, I do see this as becoming one of the major distraction foisted on America by the pundit class. If he doesn't quit, he will be a poor example for America's youth. If he ties to quit and fails, he will be called weak-willed: "can we trust a man to stand up to the tyrants of the world--if he couldn't stand up to the tyrant nicotine." If he tries and has long term success, every time he raises his voice or points to repuke flaws, we will hear: "since Barack quit smoking he has been decidedly crabby--I personally found him more personable when he smoked. Does he even possess the needed diplomacy to..."

Would someone please tell the repukes that screams in my brain to shut up!