What is it with liberals and cigars?

First Bill Clinton had his cigar follies, now Rep. Ellison:

Rep. Tom Tancredo supported freshman Rep. Keith Ellison's controversial swearing-in on the Quran, but when the Colorado Republican wanted to relax in his office with a cigar, the Muslim Democrat's office called in the cops.

"It's very bizarre," Tancredo told The Hill newspaper. "Seemed to me not a good way to say hello."

The lawmakers have neighboring offices on the first floor of the Longworth House Office Building, the paper noted. Last Wednesday, about 6 p.m., Tancredo lit up as he was preparing for a trip to Mississippi. Shortly thereafter, an apologetic police officer walked into his office to inform him of the report.

Of course, all is explained by the very book that Ellison took his oath of office on:

What Does Islam Say About Smoking?