And the People of Massachusetts VOTED For Him???
Today in breaking (or should that be 'broken' news?) we find that the Honorable Senator Jarrett Barrios apparently has way, way, WAY too much time on his political agenda. The Associated Press ran a story that said in part, quote:
"It's creamy, it's sweet and it's become a staple of lunch boxes for generations of New England school children.
Now, the beloved Fluffernutter sandwich - the irresistible combination of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter, preferably on white bread with a glass of milk handy - finds itself at the center of a sticky political debate.
Sen. Jarrett Barrios was outraged that his son Nathaniel, a third-grader, was given a Fluffernutter sandwich at the King Open School in Cambridge. He said he plans to file legislation that would ban schools from offering the local delicacy more than once a week as the main meal of the day."
The full story can be found on Yahoo! News at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060621/ap_on_fe_st/fluff_fight;_ylt=AmmFb2SbgKoeF9nSr7QSBiIZ.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA4cmUwbnA1BHNlYwMxNzAy
...Okay, I understand that winters get really cold up there, but I have yet to hear of an occasion of frozen brains. Maybe the Senator should concentrate on other things, like things that REALLY affect his constituents. How about the possibility that maybe this sandwich is the most nutritious thing some of those kids get all day? Can the Senator assure me that every child in his political district has a decent meal every day and doesn't need this happy little sugar-frosted treat? Oh, wait, maybe we should send the sandwiches to all those kids you see on TV who are in need of food, clothing, etc. etc. in other countries, because we ALL know no American kids would ever go to sleep hungry at night if they didn't get something at school.
Please understand that last bit about American kids was said with my tongue firmly in cheek. I know better.
Frankly, I don't give a good *fleep fleep* what the schools in Massachusetts feed kids. I'm more concerned with the fact they're GETTING fed.
Maybe the Senator should stop and think about what would happen to some of those kids if this all snowballs and the schools decide to shut down the whole lunchroom thing altogether and let the parents be wholly responsible for feeding their children. Maybe he should, instead of launching an assault on the school, take about 15-20 minutes a morning and PACK HIS KID HIS OWN LUNCH.
Or is that too much responsibility to expect a politician to take?
"It's creamy, it's sweet and it's become a staple of lunch boxes for generations of New England school children.
Now, the beloved Fluffernutter sandwich - the irresistible combination of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter, preferably on white bread with a glass of milk handy - finds itself at the center of a sticky political debate.
Sen. Jarrett Barrios was outraged that his son Nathaniel, a third-grader, was given a Fluffernutter sandwich at the King Open School in Cambridge. He said he plans to file legislation that would ban schools from offering the local delicacy more than once a week as the main meal of the day."
The full story can be found on Yahoo! News at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060621/ap_on_fe_st/fluff_fight;_ylt=AmmFb2SbgKoeF9nSr7QSBiIZ.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA4cmUwbnA1BHNlYwMxNzAy
...Okay, I understand that winters get really cold up there, but I have yet to hear of an occasion of frozen brains. Maybe the Senator should concentrate on other things, like things that REALLY affect his constituents. How about the possibility that maybe this sandwich is the most nutritious thing some of those kids get all day? Can the Senator assure me that every child in his political district has a decent meal every day and doesn't need this happy little sugar-frosted treat? Oh, wait, maybe we should send the sandwiches to all those kids you see on TV who are in need of food, clothing, etc. etc. in other countries, because we ALL know no American kids would ever go to sleep hungry at night if they didn't get something at school.
Please understand that last bit about American kids was said with my tongue firmly in cheek. I know better.
Frankly, I don't give a good *fleep fleep* what the schools in Massachusetts feed kids. I'm more concerned with the fact they're GETTING fed.
Maybe the Senator should stop and think about what would happen to some of those kids if this all snowballs and the schools decide to shut down the whole lunchroom thing altogether and let the parents be wholly responsible for feeding their children. Maybe he should, instead of launching an assault on the school, take about 15-20 minutes a morning and PACK HIS KID HIS OWN LUNCH.
Or is that too much responsibility to expect a politician to take?