First, we have Bloomberg worrying about the rising crisis of Fat intake amongst the New York City residents. The solution: Mikey pushes a rule banning trans fats in New York restaurants on behalf of his loyal subjects. Hail to the Chief!
Then, Mikey takes on Salt. Concerned with the steady increase in salt consumption of his loyal subjects, he confers with his courtly advisers and is presented a solution of great magnanimity provided by his favorite court jesture, ban salt in restaurants. Hail to the Chief.
President Obama and his merry band conjures up rule, laws, and legislation spiriting away personal choice and freedoms, things we Americans take for granted until it is removed. Time after time, Obama takes to the teleprompter to lecture us on what we need and what only the government can provide to us. Phrased in the familiar, it is in the best interest of the country that you accept these restrictions regulating our choices, for only we, in the government, know what is best for you. Look at his latest budget. Listen to his State of the Union address. Reach your own conclusion. Think for yourself, don't just take my word. But, folks, welcome to the Nanny State of Obama, the former United States of America. Hail to the Chief!
But wait, it does not stop with President Obama, the elected officials in Congress, the appointed administration. We now have the Nanny in Chief coming forward with her agenda. Yes Folks, meet Michelle Obama, the nations unofficial Nanny in Chief. Today, we learned that the top priority on Michelle Obama's agenda is Childhood Obesity. Many of you may be more startled to learn that First Ladies have their own agendas, let alone a Top Priority. Well, if there is one thing for sure, it will not surprise you to learn that she has picked another item from the lush garden of the Nanny State as her number one priority.
I am not saying that America does not have a weight problem amongst its younger loyal subjects. American children have added a great deal of heft over the last forty years and thankfully the trend of growing waistlines has peaked. We have increased the availability of non-nutritious snacks at schools, at the restaurants we visit, and in the choices we make in food selection. No thanks to the Federal Government and the FDA food charts, we make poor choices in selecting the foods we feed our babies. Fast food, processed food, buns and donuts, snacks upon snacks consumed without adequate physical exercise. No worry, if we get some extra weight around the belt, we can just make an appointment with the nearest plastic surgeon and pay to have the fat removed. Or we can just live with it, and make our family doctor happy.
The important think, though, is that it is a choice for families to eat poorly, exercise little, and gain weight. I am certainly not advocating for weight gain, but the buck stops with the preparer and the eater. It is a choice that can not and should not be dictated by an over-reaching Nanny State or Nanny in Chief. It can not be legislated, regulated, or dictated. It must be embraced through education, encouragement, and inspiration.
Let's hope that the agenda does not end in removing more choice. We should all encourage better nutritional habits and more exercise. But the Nanny in Chief should not use this as a platform to substitute the Government for proper parental supervision and for personal accountability. We should also remove the apologists special favors for behavior promoting obesity. Obesity has long been linked to higher disease frequencies and long term medical care treatment. It costs more money. That cost should be passed on to the families who make poor choices in the face of education, knowledge, and scientific research. Remove the close-up parking spots reserved for "large" people. Hold people accountable for the choices they make and stop babying them.
We all must live with the consequences of choice if we want to preserve choice. Obesity should be no different.
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