Pets On a Leash

"The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.'" said Mencken about Puritans.

He could have said it about Proges. (progressives). "The Hill" reports that, Proges are miffed about Julia Louis-Dreyfus puffing an E-cig at the Golden Globe Awards this week. Someone had some fun, harmless fun and that can't be allowed. (http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/195462-democrats-miffed-at-nbc-for-smoking-gag-during-golden-globes)
This reinforces the false narrative on second hand smoking. No one, no scientist has yet to scientifically prove that second hand smoke harms anyone.I offer a hot fudge sundae to anyone who will forward a legitimate study that proves it does.  Lots of studies exist  that it does not and lots of studies that do not but when combined may indicate that it does, if that makes any sense.
One reason for this centers on not controlling for dosage. If the study can't measure dosage then they can't determine at what level it might be unsafe. Any pharmacologist will tell you there is a  safe level of every substance and a toxic one.  This is further complicated by the fact that scientists cannot figure out what element of cigarette smoke is a carcinogen. If they could, they would quickly eliminate it. Correlation between smoking, not causation, strongly suggest direct smoking is harmful. Good enough to discourage anyone from smoking.
Proges. think we are their pets to be kept on a leash -- the looped end they grasp. They satisfy their feelings by controlling others always with the expressed intention of saving us from our dumb selves. Yielding this power makes them feel superior and happy!