I recently took flak from those who prefer Kool-Aid to pomegranate juice for suggesting that the president's public eating habits are hypocritical; antithetical to the preaching I predicted he would soon be doing as DIY advocate for the healthier, more preventative lifestyle changes that will be needed to enhance the cost-effectiveness of Obamacare. (link)

Less than two weeks later, voila! (as they say in those expensive New York and Paris eateries) The First Lady of International Date Nights is making like Denise Austin

Vegged-out on propaganda yet?

Once they have us doing Tai Chi and yoga we'll  be much calmer.

legislation and the smoking cessation encouragement that will go hand in hand with the nutrition consciousness that his socialized medicine plan will, of necessity, promote.

The use of surrogates notwithstanding, my earlier opinion that there is rhetorical hypocrisy inherent in Obama's "do as I say, not as I do" style of governance is, therefore, un-changed.

(fast-forward into the future...)

"Hello, Doc.  I've been on a smoking cessation program for a few months now but I'm not doing very well.  Is there something that universal health care can do for me?"

"Sure.  I'll give you the toll-free number for the president's Pep Talk Hotline...

Not  that much of a change after all.