Obama: '95% Cured' of Smoking

During a press conference Tuesday, while trying to talk about important things like Iran, the president was confronted, yet again, with a question about his smoking habit.Emboldended by the legislation Barack Obama signed Monday to place tobacco products under the eye of the Food & Drug Administration, Margaret Talev of McClatchy Newspapers pressed the prez."As a former smoker, I understand the frustration and the fear that comes with quitting,” she said. “But with the new law that you signed yesterday regulating the tobacco industry, I'd like to ask you a few questions…How many cigarettes a day do you now smoke? Do you smoke alone or in the presence of other people?"Obama was reluctant to answer.“I think it's fair, Margaret, to just say that you just think it's neat to ask me about my smoking as opposed to it being relevant to my new law. But that's fine. I understand… It's an interesting human interest story.”But to the surprise of many, the president opened up in a candid way."I've said before that as a former smoker I constantly struggle with it," he said. "Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes. Am I a daily smoker? A constant smoker? No. I don't do it in front of my kids. I don't do it in front of my family."I would say that I'm 95% cured, but there are times when I mess up."Wow. Maybe now he'll finally admit that he's secretly Muslim!