But first . . .
Nader
Warns Bloomberg Not to Run
Only Room for One Egomaniac in Race,
Activist Says
Not so
fast.
That was the message delivered today to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg by
consumer activist Ralph Nader, who warned Mr. Bloomberg, “If some egomaniac is
going to jump in and screw up this election, it’s going to be me.”
Mr. Nader established an exploratory committee for a presidential bid today to
let Mr. Bloomberg know that there was “only room for one self-absorbed gas-bag
in the 2008 race.”
At a press conference in Washington,
Mr. Nader said that voters who are looking for someone to spoil the 2008
election should be suspicious of Mr. Bloomberg’s motives: “Michael Bloomberg
has a track record of winning elections, not screwing them up.”
In contrast, Mr. Nader said, “I know how hard it is to wreck an election, and I
am prepared to put in the long hours necessary to mess this one up big-time.” . . .
And
now . . .
READ THIS
“If Americans were to reduce meat consumption by just
20 percent it would be as if we all switched from a standard sedan to the
ultra-efficient Prius.” That and other assertions in this
important New York Times story give
us all the more reason to tilt our consumption back toward pasta, pizza, and
eggplant parmesan.
(Okay, and egg white omelets,
salads, tomato and mozzarella with basil and extra virgin olive oil, a little
salt and pepper . . . mmm, mmm!)
It’s amazing the impact of a hamburger on
our environment.
And it’s probably
not that great for your arteries, either.
It’s time we all
read this story and found our own happy
medium. For some, this might mean
replacing beef with chicken much of the time (it takes 7 pounds of grain to
make a pound of beef, but only 3 pounds of grain to make a pound of
chicken). For others, it might mean
replacing chicken with “grain” much of the time (it rather obviously takes just 1
pound of grain to make a pound of grain) – namely, all those
dread carbohydrates like bread and pasta that I avoid. For still others, it might mean eating less (haven’t you been telling everybody
you need to lose five pounds?).
Anyway, if you’re
not already a vegan (and I’m not), this
is one of the most interesting articles you’ll read all year. (For example: coming soon, it says: “meat without feet.”)
Seriously.
Click this.