JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE of the high-flying level of the political debate here in Spain. Yes, it shows hypocrisy by Zapatero but, is that really news? And, is that really the most pressing issue to follow by the opposition? At the same time, whether Zapatero smokes in his workplace or not is not really what matters; what does matter, and what shows an appalling amount of hypocrisy, is that he smokes at all. He, who recently said in a public address, when announcing the new anti-smoking legislation, that "smoking is something for rightwing people". Yes, that's the sophisticated and nuanced political cosmovision by our prime minister. And absurd, since under that logic it turns out that he's a right-winger himself...

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