ISN'T IT IRONIC?

`
With New Year's approaching, people are going to be making the usual resolutions about losing weight. I was reminded of the comment that Sarah Palin made a while ago. She made fun of Michelle Obama's attempts to get the public moving and eating in a healthier fashion. Sarah Palin felt that it wasn't the government's business telling anybody how to raise their kids; that they would know best how to feed them.
This of course, is where I wanted to remind Ms Palin of the definition of irony. She seems to have a problem with understanding words, so she might need reminding, after all.
Honestly, I hate being nagged at. But, Ms Palin is the last person who should talk. While her party decries big government and praises personal responsibility, they certainly want to be the town fishwife when it comes to the issue of sexuality (specifically, freedom of choice for women and recently, "don't ask, don't tell.") Isn't this the most private and personal arena of all? It really doesn't infringe on the rights of anybody else, so why are they getting involved?
Ms Palin was the person who pushed abstinence. It was her party that wanted to force prayer in school. They wanted to make it difficult for people to get access to the Plan B emergency contraception. Back when Reagan was in power, they introduced drug testing---not for people sitting with their finger on the button of a nuclear silo. No; for a person loading groceries at some local corner grocery store. The purpose? To get information so that some large insurance company could deny them coverage should they develop cancer ten years down the line. Whatever happened to unreasonable search and seizure?
Every First lady has a platform, and Michelle Obama seems to have taken up matters of personal health as hers (I look forward to seeing what the first "First Gentleman" does). She's in good shape and has two daughters, thus she understands the challenges faced. Michelle Obama certainly wasn't suggesting that junk food be taxed or removed from the shelves. It's obvious that Sarah Palin reacted without understanding the concept---again. However, if a person is going to make a negative comment, they had best make sure that their own house is clean first. We certainly know hers isn't.