Thank You Naaaancy
Leader of Da Pee-Pole...
Because it’s what’s important.
The processed cheese has been replaced with brie. The Jell-O has made way for raspberry kiwi tarts and mini-lemon blueberry trifles. Meatloaf has moved over for mahi mahi and buns have been shunted aside in favor of baguettes.
...The menu transformation is part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Greening the Capitol” plan to make the House campus more environmentally friendly and socially progressive.
...two small wedges of brie and cheddar, six grapes, two saltines and one strawberry cost $4.95…
Coffee cups have been replaced by “ecotainers” and drink cups by “greenware” made from corn starch. The napkins emerge from their dispenser one at a time, making it impossible to grab a whole stack. ...
four differently shaped slots to sort garbage and lengthy directions on proper sorting…
some people have complained that the compostable straws can melt in hot liquids.
...[a spokesman] said customers would have to change their behavior to accommodate the environmentally friendly products.
“We have had a few people observe that [straw] phenomenon and we had to tell them, ‘Sip your coffee like a normal human being,’ “ Ventura said. “We’re trying to save the planet here."
ahhhh—there’s that social engineering socially progressive attitude.
More from Nanny Nancy:
"The health nannies’ arbitrary ban on a legal and heavily taxed product bodes ill for the future marketing of Mountain Dew and MoonPies,” said Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter [R-MI]...
“This is silly ‘feel good’ crap by a bunch of do-gooders," barked a high-level Democratic staffer.
..."If we are really worried about people’s health, why are we still selling triple espressos, double bacon cheeseburgers and ice cream?” asked Hayden Rogers, chief of staff for Rep. Heath Shuler, a Democrat ... “We all make serious decisions every day with real consequences, yet adults on the Hill are not allowed to decide for themselves whether or not to buy tobacco."
Welcome to our world!
signed,
Citizens Consumers in the Nanncy State
[all emph mine - e-C]
..."I think Fox News and chewing gum is the next thing to go”...
If she’s that way about her own colleagues, just think of what they’ll be doing to the rest of us. I’d say she’s just practicing.
Posted by ZZMike on 01/15/08 at 03:58 PM
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