Wackarnolds

Global Recession, War in Afghanistan, Genocide in Darfur, childhood obesity. Wait, what?

Yes the lovely First Lady is taking on the pot bellies of the midwest in her war on childhood obesity. A pressing issue obviously, but one America has little hope of winning politically.

Now obviously it's in families best interest to promote healthy lifestyles to their children. But it seems a national campaign headed by the First Lady Michelle Obama seems a little thin.

After-all, in one hand the government is attempting to promote vegetables and soy milk; however on the other, their hoping they can rely on the backs of Mcdonalds and Cocacola to save them from from on ongoing economic decline.

I guess it comes down to that it is rather easy to promote healthy living with the most attractive first family since little Johnny was still giving the salute. It could be supposed that such a family would have a large gap between the realities of middle America and the White House.

I digress, maybe healthy living can be promoted through social programs and positive reinforcement, rather then Public chastisement and political pandering

-Todd Colin Vaughan
Journalist