Reminiscent of the days of smoking in high school bathrooms and teacher lounges, House Republicans are allowing lawmakers to stink up their offices while sucking on their cancer sticks.
The new stench in the Capitol's hallways is evidence that GOP lawmakers have a majority in the House who want to turn the clock back and make tobacco great again.
Think about it. This makes the US Capitol one of the handful of places in Washington, DC, and among the few remaining office buildings in the country where smoking is allowed.
Since President Clinton signed an executive order in 1997 restricting smoking in federal buildings the cloying reek of nicotine had all but disappeared.
Smoking stinky cigars and cigarettes evokes recent memories of the old guard Republican House leadership back in the 1990s.
Remember when the former House Speaker John Boehner smoked so many cigarettes that new carpets, a fresh coat of paint and an ozone machine were required when Paul Ryan took over his office?
The irony is as thick as a brick. The majority of Americans want clean air indoors.
But the minority extremists now squatting in the House are flipping off health experts and organizations like the American Lung Association and are now puffing away in the Capitol.
It's just another example of a minority within the Republican Party holding the real reins of power in the House and their agenda to burn it down.
As it stands, smoking in the Capitol is a sure sign of future fires.
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