Nanny Obama

Warning: Sarcasm is used in this blog post.

Before you're even up, Obama is out playing basketball with his wife and eating celery sticks. Why? Because he's a healthy man. Now he wants you to be healthy, too! Ready for this? He's going to be doing things to make sure you stay healthier.

He's going to be making sure there are more bike paths and running paths, putting grocery stores in lower-attention areas, tell the schools to make sure there are more physical activities done, and highly raise expectations on nutritionists everywhere. Even the congress is going to get in this and tell you to eat your vegetables. Guess what they're looking at doing?

They're going to tax your junk food.

Now, I'm not saying I'm one of those people that think we need to shovel sugar into our mouths. In fact, I love vegetables and I go for long walks and runs frequently. However, we should be able to eat what we want.

Right now, what are the cheapest and easiest-to-eat foods to find? Okay, let's put it this way. Let's say you're the typical person on a weekend looking for something to do. You go out and spend time with friends, then you get hungry/snackish. We've all been there. I've been there. Where do you go? The nearest 7/11 or a gas station; anything easy and accessible. Maybe that market that lives a few blocks away and it's just so easy to buy lunch from.

Now you're in the store; what's easiest to get? A bag of chips for a few bucks, a large fountain soda, a dollar-brownie that looks so good, maybe a hotdog to actually qualify as "lunch". Hey, it's lunch in about five to ten dollars, and it tastes good! We've all been there.

It'll be about $20 with the way the congress is looking at things, and highly frowned upon. But really, is it our fault? All the fruits and vegetables are imported from other states and are typically more expensive. You'll never see vegetables at a quick market or 7/11 for cheap like you do those rows of junk food.

But how does America respond? Oh, we love it! Alright, Nanny Obama, we'll do as you say. Thank you so much for making us healthier. You just care about us and how we're feeling. Healthy=happy, right? Thank you ever so much for controlling us just that more! Hearts and kisses to you.

Yes.. America is loving this. There are a few who share my views and think that it's just more power to the government. I will agree that we're the fattest country in the world. I will agree that it's utterly disgusting. People want to be healthier, but it's a hard thing to do. So what do we do? We give them the opportunity - no, my mistake, we force this upon them like they're diseased children that need to be told how to live.

So, tell me, are we diseased children, or can we think for ourselves? Are we going to let a man, even if he is our president, rule us like this? It's like a dictatorship all over again. The legislative branch isn't even getting into this to check and balance anything. They're dealing with Little Miss Latino trying to get into their ranks, and therefore too busy to deal with the president and the Congress.

A coincidence? Or maybe not?