Thursday, February 16, 2006

Deactivating Fast Food Nation

"Attracted to Wendy's by its healthcare menu," the White House inexplicably arranged for President Bush to present a proposed new health plan from the headquarters lobby of fast-food chain Wendy's International. "Was the lobby of Philip Morris unavailable?" asked Michael F. Jacobson, master of sarcasm and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Please don't spray me with buckshot for mentioning it, but I once read that every 33 seconds an American dies of heart disease.