Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Zero Tolerance: The Washington, DC, city council should vote to ban bars and restaurants from selling alcohol, one of the council members argued. Alcohol is a dangerous, addictive drug that adversely affects the health of the user and is dangerous and uncomfortable for bystanders, she said.

Then she withdrew the proposal -- but not before noting that she is making the same arguments for banning alcohol that others on the council are making for banning cigarettes in restaurants and bars.