Getcher mitts off my taters

  Whatsa guy to do? 
  All we hear these days is "This is bad for you...DON'T" and "We'd like you to change your...." and "Bend over."
  Reason magazine has a perspective on this administration's war on fun; viz., smoking, alcohol, poker and food.
  Personally I don't do much of three (well, maybe two) of the above but I'm pretty outraged by the latter.
  I gots to have me my salt shaker. There's always one nearby.
  The other thing I gots to have is my potatoes. 
  Mashed. Fried. Twice baked. Once baked. Cheesy. Garlicky. Casserole. Skilleted. Souped. Pattied. Even broccolied.
  Mmmmm. Taters. Nature's treat. 
  A slap of real butter on my mashed, peppered and salted. A slice o' cheese and a few onions on my baked with a few crunchy bacon bits. A dollop of sour cream on the side, with a smattering of chives. The smell of fried potatoes and onions wafting through the house on a winter morning. 
  So for some reason Queen Michelle has set her sights on my taters. She prefers sweet potatoes, which I find disgusting. 
  The WSJ explains the offenses of potatoes:

The proposed change is part of a push to make school meals healthier, with more nutrient-rich vegetables and fewer French fries. Under the USDA proposal, school cafeterias would have to limit starchy vegetables such as potatoes, corn, peas and lima beans to a total of one cup per week for lunch.

  Soooo...on the hit list....white flour, soda, cookies, pizza, potatoes, corn, peas, lima beans....and we're so happy to know that the government has installed software at the taxpayers' expense of $2 million to watch what they put on and leave on their plates. 
  Fortunately this will only take place in schools, not yet on our personal plates at home, although the fact that some doctors are refusing to see any patient who weighs more than 200 pounds may influence some food choices.
  Government officials can do a lot of things that influence our lives without rousing our ire, particularly the ire of kids, who generally let adults behave as they will without protest. 
  But reaching into the cafeteria lunch line to take away taters, cookies, stuff they'll actually eat, no matter how fat or not fat the child is goes too far. There WILL be a price to pay for that. 
  Like taking candy from a baby, huh.
  You thought it was that easy. Don't be surprised if that comes back on ya, Michelle.
  Back. On. Ya.