We were churning through stories from our wire services when we ran across a lengthy story about obesity in America.
The article was for sale, so we ignored it. "Would We Lie?" has no budget to speak of. But we did note that the topic was the government's slovenly way of handling fat folk. Something about not giving us chubby Americans the proper tools, etc.
So let this be a warning: Without proper diet and exercise, and without proper guidance from the federal government, America soon will be so fat it won't be able to tie its shoes.
We'll go even further: If we as a nation are not careful, we're going to swell up like Mr. Creosote and explode, sending our innards all around the world.
This is a metaphor, by the way. Explode? World covered by goop? Get it?
Of course, if you're not concerned about exploding like an oatmeal-filled balloon, it's your life.

Posted at June 17, 2004 10:01 AM