America's Non-Smoking Section - As with most political trends that move from West to East, New York is considering adopting a version of the "much-reviled" California law prohibiting smoking in bars and restaurants. I'd bet Joe Eszterhas is a proponent.

You know, I'm really worried that such a ban would be a terrible blow to New York's image! Because, non-smoking restaurants had such a powerfully detrimental impact on California's economy during the '90s.