Even More Bad Taste

If you read my previous pissing and moaning (below), then you know I think New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has lost his mind in pushing legislation to outlaw the use of trans-fats in New York City restaurants. He needs to get his nose out of everyone's chicken buckets.

Now, New Jersey is kicking this nonsense around too. This is one weed of a Garden State idea that needs to be pulled right now. Again, it isn't because health doesn't matter. But personal freedoms and freedom of choice DO matter. And no government should be taking personal decision making ability away from its citizens. This whole thing is so ridiculous. Again, not to downplay the relative dangers of trans-fats. But Hell... They've known for decades that cigarettes are absolute dangers, yet they are still sold freely everywhere, including drug stores. There are no laws in consideration anywhere to outlaw their sale. But suddenly they want to outlaw trans-fats. Again, why should we, the buying public, be denied the freedom of choice?

New Jersey has much more important and pressing matters to deal with. The budget deficit there is staggering. Taxes are beyond unreasonable. New Jersey Transit is driving riders to distraction. New Jersey traffic is insane and drivers aren't much better. Development is out of control. Crime has turned some communities into modern day versions of the wild west. But trans-fats are now going to be the issue du jour.

This isn't much better than the idiots who ignore war fatalities, the homeless, the hungry, the uninsured and the teetering future of Social Security to spend incredible amounts of energy gay bashing 10% of America.

I hope they all step in a puddle of polyunsaturated Wesson oil and break their collective necks... then find out their insurance doesn't cover them.