GMAFB...

One of the stories on the morning news (sandwiched in between "ALL KENNEDY TUMOR ALL THE TIME") was a story about "obesity discrimination" - a tearjerker about how poor overweight people faced discrimination in their daily lives, and how legislators were making noise about adding weight to the list of "thou shalt not discriminate against under penalty of onerous .gov regulations".

Folks, we have gone off the fucking rails here. Obesity is, with very few exceptions, entirely a lifestyle choice akin to smoking cigarettes or abusing alcohol. I know. I've been there, done that, got the XXXL t-shirts to prove it.

Passing legislation to insure that overweight people can't be discriminated against is assinine. It's yet another useless .gov piece of feel-good bullshit whose only purpose is to get the .gov camel's nose even further into our personal tent.

If you feel discriminated against because you're overweight, join a gym. Take a walk. Put down the triple latte and pick up a Diet Coke. Take action.

Don't expect the FedGov to swoop in and save you from your own choices. That's not its purpose. It shouldn't be its purpose. You shouldn't WANT the FedGov to make choices for you - that's the hallmark of a totalitarian regime.

You want change? Eat less. Exercise more. Make informed decisions as to what you cram down your piehole. But don't go crying to the .gov about how mean ol' corporations won't hire you.

Yep. The only thing worse than a reformed smoker is a reformed lardbutt... ;)

That is all.