What does alcohol and tobacco have to do with firearms anyway?

Typically at work I'm busy all day, but today I actually got to enjoy my lunch break and I decided to go outside and sit in front of the Frozen Yo. It struck me that there were no customers in the popular yogurt shop and then I looked across the street to the zoo and read the sign: All Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed today due to the government shutdown. (Yes, my vision is SO good that I can read a sign all the way across the street) And so I enjoyed sitting at an empty table, which is usually a rare commodity on a beautiful day as today was. As I was reading my library book I heard a commotion, so I looked up and some young guy was putting up a DC flag with the words "No Taxation Without Representation" over the ZOO sculpture.

I was very tempted to go up and ask this young fellow what exactly he thought the government shut down had to do with the lack of congressional representation for the district. I racked my brain to find a connection and when I came up blank I thought I should also let this young man know that inconsistencies and unrelated arguments like this simply make him look foolish and uneducated. I did neither, he took some photos, wrapped up his flag and went on his way.

So what does alcohol and tobacco have to do with firearms? Nothing probably. It's a family famous question posed by my grandfather as my parents had finally finished packing the kids up in the car and were walking out the door. I am reminded of that today as the Internet is inundated with everyone giving their opinion on Obamacare, Congress, and the government shutdown. You would think I would know better by now to avoid the masses on social media since the loudest ones are often the ones with the most uneducated opinions. Inevitably though I find these people infuriate me, and I cannot help my compulsion to point out that everything they've just said is moronic for reasons a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, AND k.

I guess in this particular debate I find it hard to swallow people trashing the ACA. Personally for me I will be so relieved when I know my brother who is affected by bipolar disorder will finally be able to enroll in a health insurance plan. I am relieved that contraception is readily available and free to women with a prescription. I am happy that individuals who are under the age of 26 can be covered under their parents' insurance plan. Forcing insurance companies into a market place will only promote competition which I predict will be good for consumers. And further with higher percentages of Americans covered by insurance plans hopefully this will lower overall medical costs. One of the reasons health care is so expensive in the US is the huge number of people who simply aren't able to pay for their care and so they are admitted into the emergency room for any ailment.

Since I do like to lighten the mood after I delve into a politically fueled rant, check out Jimmy Kimmel's video here.