Well you can spend as much time as you want trying to guess Michael Weinstein's motives. I, for one, had never heard of him before this thread. It's easy for people to demonize those who they dislike or oppose (whether that be Michael Weinstein, Bush 43, Hillary Clinton).

I can only assume that this guy honestly believes in what he is doing, and he thinks he's doing the public a sincere benefit. But he also would have to believe that people are inherently uneducated and unable to make their own decisions, and therefore require protection from public authorities, who know better than they do about pursuing their own happiness.

There's a lot of people comfortable with that, who carry all political stripes. Fortunately, its 2007. You can confront people online using forums, blogs and publications in ways never before so widely available.

I wish people would be more agressive in confronting today's fashion to deem heath issues "potential pandemics" therefore requiring hysterical and unauditable public policy initiatives.

Steve