Latte liberal Pelosi pushes “gourmet menus” at Congressional cafeterias

Maybe this is the “change” Pelosi promised back in ’06 Via Josephine Hearn at The Politico:

The processed cheese has been replaced with brie. The Jell-O has made way for raspberry kiwi tarts and mini-lemon blueberry trifles. Meatloaf has moved over for mahi mahi and buns have been shunted aside in favor of baguettes.

A revolution is afoot at the deli counters, grills and salad bars of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Newly ascendant Democrats may have hit roadblocks on Iraq and fiscal issues, but they have revamped congressional menus, replacing fatty, pre-made foods with healthier, gourmet alternatives. The once dreary congressional cafeterias now abound with haute cuisine.

The menu transformation is part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Greening the Capitol” plan to make the House campus more environmentally friendly and socially progressive.

No word yet on whether or not bottled water has been outlawed.

Next thing you know, she’ll be revamping bathroom wiping policies, too.

14 Responses to "Latte liberal Pelosi pushes “gourmet menus” at Congressional cafeterias"

sanity says:

January 15, 2008 at 7:43 pm

Next thing you know, she’ll be revamping bathroom wiping policies, too.

Funny that, if they wanted to ‘green up’ they would stop adding hundreds of useless add-on and garbage to bills.

They would out thru good bills, because once rejectedi assume they need to be rewritten or they are tossed.

But, they will save the earth, one baguette at a time…..
Marshall Art says:

January 16, 2008 at 1:14 am

Wow! She really IS for change!
PCD says:

January 16, 2008 at 9:29 am

Maybe Pelosi will do as IA Governor, Chet Culver, is trying to do. Culver is trying to double the bottle deposit from a nickle to a dime, but of that increase, 1 cent goes to the state and 1 to the retailer. In the past the distributor collected the nickle from the retailer, refunding a penny for handling, and keeping the balance of the deposits. Now, Culver wants the state to confiscate the balance of the deposits, too, for the general fund.

More or less, Culver is taxing anything sold in a recycleable bottle and confiscating unclaimed deposits. That is a 9 cent tax on bottles, and the media in Iowa is deathly quiet on it.
Lorica says:

January 16, 2008 at 10:21 am

PCD you know that the only reason Culver is doing that is so cities in Iowa can waste more of your money. My favorite example of uselessness is this bridge in Davenport Iowa. It ends right at the edge of the Mississippi river. It is nicknamed the bridge to no where. – Lorica

LINK
Lorica says:

January 16, 2008 at 10:23 am

Ohhh Crude you have to click over to picture 2 on that link – Lorica
Leslie says:

January 16, 2008 at 12:23 pm

The Jell-O has made way for raspberry kiwi tarts and mini-lemon blueberry trifles.

Works for me.
Severian says:

January 16, 2008 at 12:29 pm

That works unless you’re a low wage staffer living in a hyper expensive town like the DC area. More expensive food, priced so that the little people can’t afford it, yeah, that sounds just like the limousine liberal approach, we’re really so concerned about the little people we’re going to make their life harder.
PCD says:

January 16, 2008 at 2:01 pm

4, Lorica, It is because Culver can’t get a tax on recycleable bottles, and he can’t raise anymore funds for REAP.

The most disturbing thing about this is Culver is confiscating “a pile of money”, the unclaimed deposits for his wasteral ways. I really wonder if this is an UNCONSTITUTIONAL confiscation of assets?
Lorica says:

January 16, 2008 at 2:49 pm

PCD, From what I have heard, Culver raised taxes on tobacco, saying he would be able to raise an extra 15 million dollars, which they immediately spent. Now word is that they didn’t get their extra money, but they are down 6 million from what they would have gotten if they would have never instituted that tax. The point of the matter is this belief Dems have, that the American people are a never ending fount of money. They waste more money on stupid projects that have little to know meaning then when they have budget shortfalls they institute a new tax to pay for things.

This same waste is the same problem I have with Madam Pelosi. You think these guys are paying restaurant prices for Mahi Mahi?? I like the common man attitude these people have. Jell-o is good enough for thee, but we want raspberry tarts. You can have tuna, but we will have Mahi Mahi!!! She is so dual minded it should be criminal, and stupidly, she doesn’t realize that people are very aware that she is talking out of both sides of her mouth. Also, you can eat healthy and still maintain control on your budget. – Lorica
Great White Rat says:

January 16, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Wow! She really IS for change!

Marshall, if any one of these leftists is elected President, “change” is all we’ll have left from our paychecks.
Marshall Art says:

January 17, 2008 at 12:56 am

True that.
Kalifornia Kafir says:

January 17, 2008 at 2:45 am

For some reason, this reminds me of the Peter Principle… something like people rising to their level of incompetence? Nancy has just proved that she can plan a menu. Wouldn’t she be better suited to arranging dinner parties for the Pacific Height elite?
Dana says:

January 17, 2008 at 6:50 pm

And here we thought that the new Democratic majorities hadn’t actually accomplished anything!
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January 17, 2008 at 8:50 pm

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