Stop Nagging Me

At some point - not sure when - state Attorneys General stopped being law enforcement officers and started being Surgeons General. I know crime rates are down, but do they really have so much free time that they can badger major film studios into placing anti-smoking public-service announcements in all newly released DVDs? It's bad enough that I have to sit through ads comparing people who copy a DVD to Charles Manson, now I have to sit through anti-smoking ads telling me the obvious. And why stop there? If Attorneys General really can't find any crimes to stop, why not harass movie executives into including ads warning about the dangers of binge drinking, overeating, and smoking crack with crack whores?

I can live with the nanny state. Tax my single-malt scotch, make it a little more difficult to get my cocaine, prohibit me from smoking a cigar at work. Fine. But, what I can't stand is the nagging state. If I wanted to be nagged I would get married.