Status Quo Dems Uphold Reagan Republican Decision

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Of course the sensationalistic media are trying to sell this as if Congress have made new rules calling pizza a vegetable, but This is an old rule upheld since the Reagan administration pushed to call ketchup a vegetable.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/us/politics/congress-blocks-new-rules-on-school-lunches.html

In a victory for the makers of frozen pizzas, tomato paste and French fries, Congress on Monday blocked rules proposed by the Agriculture Department that would have overhauled the nation’s school lunch program.

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The industry backs the current rules which say that about a quarter-cup of tomato paste on a slice of pizza can count as a vegetable serving. The Agriculture Department proposal would have required that schools serve more tomato paste per piece of pizza to get a vegetable credit, an idea the industry thought would make pizza unappetizing.

This goes beyond the phenomenally stupid act of declaring that a sauce containing a FRUIT as its main ingredient is now a serving of vegetables.

This serves as a glowing example that

1. Politicians should not be allowed to make decisions of nutrition.
2. Politicians of BOTH parties are more concerned with preserving and protecting campaign revenue from their shared corporate sponsors than the Constitution,their principles, or the American children.
3. Washington should be kicked out of and forever banned from meddling in public education.

 

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Totally off topic but could not resist

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