No Toy for Tot

Would they have the backbone to go after the booze industry the same way they go after the junk food purveyors? I feel much more threatened by drunks getting behind the wheel than I do all the ghouls from Ronald McDonald land put together. (And the Evil Grimace is one bad mutha)

You say "But let me just say this: I’ve been waiting decades for someone to make my parenting job easier," as your personal "upside" to this latest assault on Liberty. Cool. I want a law that takes away the children of parents who are having to spend decades fighting the battle of the happy meal with their children. Obviously ill equipped to be parents, and the kids would be better off in foster care. And it's only a small sacrifice of Liberty, and after all, its for the good of children, so who cares.

It passed by 8-3 vote, which was the minimum to pass this. It wasn't a land side, and there was heated debate.

While I agree with this test to see how it works in SF, you're article makes my head hurt. It's not witty or clever.

McDonald's serves millions of meals to poor people who cannot afford to spend more than $5 for a hot meal.

When my nephew asks for things, I say, "I don't get everything I want and neither do you".

Interesting: hasn't the mantra of the political left been to blame parents for the problems of kids? Example given: when people say there is too much sex and violence on T.V, the usual suspects say "then don't let your kids watch that stuff" yet they want the state to regulate what we eat.

If you don't like the food McDonalds serves, don't go there.

I have to say it is rare when I can read every single comment on a thread and agree with them all...but that's the case here today.

Starshine, if you didn't want to have to raise your own kids, why did you have them? Why is is the government's job, or my job, or someone else's job, to say "no" to your child?

It does NOT take "a village" to raise children; it takes parents who realized what a big job it is, and who step up and do it without expecting everyone else to do it for them.

Grow up, Starshine. You wanted to be a mother. Now do the job and quit looking for someone else to bail you out. Your kids are depending on you.

Pssst, billclausen & Holly -- it's called sarcasm.

e_male, the main reason a happy meal only costs $5 is because of the heavy subsidies for growing corn. Seems crazy, but check this out: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ki...

That's where government action could probably be far more effective -- end corn subsidies and the cost of junk food would skyrocket. Then apply the subsidies to organically grown produce and humanely raised animals, and their cost would plummet. Problems solved?

Uh, Bill, are you dyslexic? Blaming parents for the actions of their kids, and phrases like "then don't let your kids watch that stuff" [oh dear, I quoted you; good thing I'm not on that whack job Peter Sklar's EdHat where that's forbidden] are distinctly *conservative*. Liberals tend more to blame institutions, and look toward regulation rather than private parental control -- just as Starshine laid out in this article. The thing is, with all the snark (i.e., sarcasm), I'm having trouble telling where she actually stands on this (and I don't usually have that problem with her humor).

e_male: poor people can shop and cook, which yields a far more nutritious meal for less than $5.

Holly's still angry at Starshine for giving away her doll house.

"Dyslexic"...hmm, never been called that one. I therefore randomly accuse you of possibly suffering for autism. You may also have St. Vitus dance. Maybe my wrath was directed at the people Starshine is lampooning?...just a thought.

All this talk about McDonalds is making me hungry, I think I'll have a Big Mac. By the way, I'm not afraid of Ed Hat, I'm more afraid of the hamburgler. He's creepy looking, and I think he's not safe to have around kids.

"*from* autism".

T_M: I've been reading various reports about dyslexia (I like to read) and from what I see I don't appear to have it. Nonetheless, I appreciate your inquiry about the state of my health.

Despite the various afflictions you may have, (St. Vitus Dance, paruresis, et al,) I respect you anyway.

Speaking of dyslexia: there was a man who had dyslexia, insomnia, and was an agnostic. He would often stay up at night wondering if there really *was* a dog.