“The nation is too precariously balanced right now to risk having him burst into tears, or march off in a snit, or take to his bed with the glums.”
So says a cheeky op-ed this past weekend by novelist Amy Goldman Koss (via the WSJ Health Blog), who worries about the instability that smoking cessation often causes.
Seeing if this could be true, the WSJ asked a nicotine addiction expert about the possibility of “irritability, slowed reaction time, or difficulty concentrating and solving problems” in people who quit smoking. It’s possible, but only in those who smoke more than 10 cigarettes daily.
Thankfully our future President isn’t in that category. Or so we hope.
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Add smoking to the list of activities that the press finds endearing in Democratic presidents, but not Republican. Other activities on the list: playing golf, cheating at golf,and phisical fitness.
“irritability, slowed reaction time, or difficulty concentrating and solving problems” are not symptoms of smoking cessation. They are symptoms of a metastatic lung cancer to the brain.
Enjoy those cigs, Mr. Pres!
I gave up smoking after 40 years of a packet a day habit. I did none of these things, but I did start to not suffer fools gladly. I can see why a Murdoch journalist might find that a frightening thing.
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