Reply #19: Why stop there?

[Zavulon]

Why not enact mandatory exercise periods and strict diets? Why not make everyone eat in government chow halls three times a day to make sure nobody is taking in too many carbs or too much fat? Why not drop another few billion on gym memberships for everyone and force everyone to work out?

There's a difference between knowing something is a good idea and giving government the power to shove it down our throats. Americans as a rule don't like being told what to do, so even if you think Edwards has a good idea (and you seem to be the only one so far), do you think the majority of the country will like it? Do you think we'll pick up a lot of swing votes? Even DUers in this thread are overwhelmingly against the idea (as of this writing, at least) - so if Edwards' idea isn't getting DU support from anyone other than you, if nothing else it's certainly a dumb idea politically.

We can't afford four more years of GOP "leadership." Wouldn't it be better for Edwards to win the election first with more mainstream ideas rather than uncorking something that doesn't even fly among those in his own party? Let's just hope none of the other Democrats try something this dimwitted.