Is there no aspect of American life that federal politicians think they shouldn't be managing? The Senate is contemplating a bill to address obesity. I wonder what the average body mass index of the upper house is?

I doubt that these guys are in a position to lecture anyone else on healthy diets. But then, these same people who bloviate on and lie about things like Social Security "lockboxes" think that they're qualified to criticize corporate bookkeeping.

At least Reagan was joking when he outlawed Communism. Now if Congress would just get busy outlawing slow drivers in the fast lane and pizza cheese that burns the roof of my mouth, we would surely live in Utopia.

How fat will that buffoon Kennedy get before he explodes?

To be fair, the anti-fat bill would pay for jogging paths and nutrition classes. They're not talking about banning chocolate or putting warning labels on Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

I'm old enough to remember President Kennedy's physical fitness program, which caused much suffering in junior high P.E. I wonder how many chin-ups Teddy can do?

I hated PE classes with the heat of a thousand suns. Let's just say hot Florida sun + archaic non-breathing polyester gym outfits (mandatory) = Hell On Earth.

Joanne wondered: "I wonder how many chin-ups Teddy can do?"

My guess would be about 0.3...

Rand, you left off the negative sign.

0.3 means that he'll lift himself an inch or so off the floor, and then the chinning bar will rip out of the wall...

(LOL) Point taken. What always surprises me is how many floors in an old building like the Capitol can actually support him.