Thursday, September 15, 2011

What they can't get done by legislation, fiat or judicial overreach they accomplish with subtler forms of pressure

Darden Restaurants announces that it will cut the calories and sodium content of the food at its Red Lobster and Olive Garden chains and other properties, down to how much and by when.  Guess who was at the announcement?  That's right, the patron saint of the underserved food desert and the shipped-in-at-the-last-minute photo op roots vegetables.

It reminds me of that picture of various truck company execs and Tim Solso of Cummins stnding behind the Most Equal Comrade in the Rose Garden last spring for the signing ceremony for the new fuel efficiency standards diktat.

"Oh, look Dear Leader! We're one step ahead!  We're already preparing to comply with the new Five-Year plan!  Is there anything else you want to tell us about how to make our products?"

UPDATE: Guess which conglomerate of restaurant chains was one of the first corporations to receive a waiver from FHer-care?  Hint: The name starts with a "D".

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