Re: First Ladies (#141207)
by Maarja Krusten on February 12, 2010 at 6:24 AM

No busybody that I can see here. We obviously look at things through entirely different prisms, have differing views of how politics affects families, and whatnot. It is fascinating to learn, however, that someone might look at a suggestion that parents try to prevent obesity in their children which might affect their health now and later and view it as intrusion. It’s not as if there is a mandate involved. Sounds more like urging people to take more control of individual lives (including their appetites) rather than passively letting their health deteriorate. Presidents have been doing that for decades (Ike established the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports). We live in a “do what feels good to me right now” couch potato age. For many kids, doing what feels good involves sedentary activities and eating junk food. Preventative action early has the potential to save people lots of money down the road. Sounds good to me. How you can conclude from that that the Obamas think citizens exist to government mystifies me but hey, you go your way, I’ll go mine.