A new tobacco ban on the grounds of the U.S. House of Representatives has some members riled up. And it’s not just freedom-loving Republicans:

“This is silly ‘feel good’ crap by a bunch of do-gooders,” barked a high-level Democratic staffer (also a smoker). “We should be worried about the housing crisis, the unemployment rate and the national debt instead of making staffers walk four blocks to buy a pack of smokes.”

It’s not often you hear a Democrat blast the nanny state. Here’s a Republican’s view:

“The health nannies’ arbitrary ban on a legal and heavily taxed product bodes ill for the future marketing of Mountain Dew and MoonPies,” said Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter, an infuriated Republican, and smoker, from Michigan.

Question: What does a congressman from Michigan know about Mountain Dew and MoonPies? He must be a NASCAR fan.