During a recent trip to Charleston, SC my wife and I made a stop at the greatest cigar bar on the planet. What's so great about it? Aside from the decor, the mint julips and the comfortable view of Market St. from my second floor perch in an overstuffed chair, this particular establishment sold "legal Cubans". How do they do it? They just happened to import dozens of cases from Havana before the embargo. I had no idea that a humidor could keep a cigar that long. As I sat smoking my cigar, reflecting on the fact that I may not see another legal Cuban for quite some time (even after Castro finally cashes in his chips), I remembered a funny story about Alexander the Great. The conquering hero was said to have visited a famous philosopher one afternoon in the capital city of a newly "acquired" land. He quite magnanimously asked the philosopher if there was anything that he could do for him. To which the philosopher responded, "yes, please stand a little less between me and the sun". There's a good lesson there as we once again approach election season...well it's over a year away, but seems like everyone is talking about it anyway. As I listen to so many candidates promise to give us great "free stuff" and eradicate illiteracy, war and hunger, I'd like to suggest that America was doing just fine before big government regulation of everything under the sun. So if you ask me what the greatest thing the next wave of national, regional, local leadership could do for me...stand a little less between me and my cigars!