>If you said security, entitlements, healthcare, preserving life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness you're WAY off.
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>http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/nyc-mayor-bloomberg-government-s-highest-duty-push-healthy-foods
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>If only Mr. Bloomberg was around some 234 years ago we could've avoided this whole obesity "epidemic". But for the lack of the heavy hand of the nanny-state goes yet another doughnut down another engorged throat.

Calm down, calm down - it's just hyperbole. Next week the "highest duty" will be something else.

Politicians have many different "highest duties", because they have many different voters, and they're trying to appeal to all of them.