[Hoot Gibson]

I'm actually for taxing the crap out of sugary drinks. Obviously there is a lack of personal responsibility and/or common sense when 2/3 of Americans are fat. Tax the sugary drinks as long as the money is spent only on obesity treatment/programs/education.

It should also be against the law to have pop and candy machines in schools.

And yes I am a conservative Republican.

You may be a conservative Republican on other issues but this is not a conservative position. I would not oppose a local law against having pop and candy machines in schools but I think any conservative should oppose any state or federal law that would do so.

Local communities should make local decisions. When you voluntarily cede that authority to somebody or group of people who are located in a state capital or in Washington, the message that you send is that my neighbors and I are not smart, responsible, or trustworthy enough to make our own decisions on such matters so you, my state and federal governments must make them for us.

If you are willing to let the federal government dictate what kind of vending machines your local schools can install and what the school cooks must put on your child's tray, what power are you unwilling to give up to a big, centralized federal government?