>>>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.
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>>Calm down, calm down - it's just hyperbole. Next week the "highest duty" will be something else.
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>>Politicians have many different "highest duties", because they have many different voters, and they're trying to appeal to all of them.
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>They are constantly in touch with what "the American people" want ;-) "The American people don't want that. What the American people want is....." How many times have we heard that from politicians?

Now really - poor politicians getting flak every time.
And when they are really trying to get in touch with the base,
they have more problems, as Weinergate proved...