Fred and Food

>>> Zzzzzzzzz! Fred Thompson has withdrawn from the presidential race, according to the Toledo Blade. It just seemed that Thompson was not willing to work hard enough to get the nomination. There will be some Ohio GOPers who are going to be very disappointed.

>>> Whole Foods will ban plastic bags, according to Business First. I think it is a great idea. I carry my own canvas bags when I go shopping. It would be great if Kroger would encourage re-usable bags also.

>>> New York has an interesting proposal. Reuters:
New York again sought to force fast food chains to display calorie counts on their menu boards on Tuesday after a federal judge quashed a similar proposal last year.

The rule affects restaurants with 15 or more locations nationwide such as fast-food chains Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's but also casual dining chains such as Ruby Tuesday and IHOP Corp's Applebee's.....

Fabulous. I'd also like to see restaurants post their grade from their last health inspection.

>>>> Speaking of food......
Republican Mike Huckabee said that he used to cook fried squirrel in his popcorn popper while he was in college. The New York Times has a recipe for fried squirrel if you're interested in following Huckabee's gourmet leanings.