tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post5767596802816316637..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Obama, the FDA and alcohol regulationW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-3030175455170263952012-04-06T08:09:53.226-07:002012-04-06T08:09:53.226-07:00ML: Well that is certainly Obama's political c...ML: Well that is certainly Obama's political calculation. And part of the Republican speech book is to say the government "restricts our freedoms." <br /><br />I just can't agree on these FDA overrulings, though. Nobody wants to tell movie theaters they can't sell popcorn, only that they should tell us how many calories are in it.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-80268388226084962902012-04-05T12:28:14.051-07:002012-04-05T12:28:14.051-07:00Using this topic to segue to speculation on campai...Using this topic to segue to speculation on campaign approaches makes a weak point more suited for side show stop-and-watchers. However, as noted in the NY Times article, it is likely that the current political atmosphere will allow Obama’s administration to support the FDA in making major changes for the moment. <br /><br />If the Obama administration were to push all of the good regulations ML_EngAmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393420525824002754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-71996093756476561442012-04-04T11:00:45.973-07:002012-04-04T11:00:45.973-07:00Hamilton: You're absolutely right about the Re...Hamilton: You're absolutely right about the Republican party up until the late '80s. And maybe Mitt Romney's nomination will bring the party back from being controlled by its fringe; I'm certainly hopeful.<br /><br />I think you're giving Michelle Obama a little more power than the reality, not to mention misinterpreting the health care reform. I WISH there was a single-payer W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-527495340144013592012-04-04T10:13:10.879-07:002012-04-04T10:13:10.879-07:00I think you've got this all wrong. While there...I think you've got this all wrong. While there may be some evangelical prohibitionists on the fringe of the Republican party the main stream has absolutely no intentions of limiting access to alcohol just as they do not have any intentions to police food. Even teetotalers such as GW Bush and Romney have no interest in neo-prohibitionism. It is the left that is the home for the kill-joy Hamiltonnoreply@blogger.com