I think I know why I have this sudden urge to throw all this political stuff on this blog. People I know (church, work) don't feel any reluctance in broadcasting their political views. Since mine is not the majority opinion, I'm really reluctant to mention anything. This smoking ban was a topic of discussion at work, and i left it at "I have my own opinions on that." It came up the other day with church people, and I didn't say anything. So guess who gets to hear it?