Fat Chance

Michelle Obama is about to bring her considerable celebrity and derivative authority to the fight against childhood obesity.

I would caution the incorrigibly optimistic not to buy broccoli futures just yet.

The First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign appears to be a predictable mix of misguided  meddling, socio-economic theorizing and regulatory reach (mayonnaise may yet become a controlled substance.)

Regrettably her crusade against corpulence is likely to replicate the results of the War on Poverty, the War on Cancer, and the War against Drugs.

Perhaps we shouldn’t have replaced self-respect with self-esteem.

Yes, I’ll have fries with that.

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