Tel-Chai Nation

Now that Mitt Romney has reached the nomination for presidential candidate, I don't suppose he might want to comment on NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg's latest nanny state tactic, a plan to ban big soft drinks (via The Weekly Standard):

New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.

The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take effect as soon as next March.

The measure would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices, dairy-based drinks like milkshakes, or alcoholic beverages; it would not extend to beverages sold in grocery or convenience stores.

Well how odd. Fruit juice and milkshakes also happen to have plenty of sugar in them, and as for alcohol, sugar is nothing compared to what effects that can have. All Bloomberg is doing is making people resentful of him, and leading to underground efforts to sell the drinks.

This is something for which companies concerned about their food marketing being sabotaged should take legal action to counter in court, and Romney would do well to speak out against Bloomberg and company's ludicrous socialist tactics as well.

Labels: Moonbattery, New York, political corruption, United States