Whole Foods also has an epic meat counter, I mean like Wagnerian slabs of sirloin and sausage and porkas far as the eye can see. So that throws me off a little.

But hey if you're saying my ideology attracts people who like good, high-quality mostly organic food, I'd hardly consider that a put-down.

Who can revolt if man has become a simple conglomerate of organs, a person barely free enough to use a remote control to choose his channel? -J. Kristeva

Almost all I've known are liberal. The rest are apolitical (i.e. they're vegetarian for religious or health reasons)

Someone with an excellent national healthcare program.

I wouldn't brag about that, Mark...

Who can revolt if man has become a simple conglomerate of organs, a person barely free enough to use a remote control to choose his channel? -J. Kristeva

Well, Mark, all I know is you have considered a major boo-boo....you obviously haven't been eating the required amount of mayo.....

Talking about this makes me miss my old friend Harry Reid (an almost unknown FL libertarian & scientist, not the statist NV Senator of the same name). He wrote this before he died.

Libertarians and Vegetarians

It is sometimes hard for non-libertarians to understand why
libertarians feel the way they do. Perhaps this parallel between
libertarians and vegetarians will help. There are many different
reasons for being a vegetarian. Some are vegetarians because they
believe it is healthy, or inexpensive, or that it conserves natural
resources.

Consider those who are vegetarians because they don't want to
be guilty of killing animals. They don't have to watch the animals
struggle, hear their screams, or see their blood flow to know that to
put meat on their plate an animal had to die. It doesn't help to tell
them the deaths are painless or that the animals were bred and raised
only for meat. To them it is still killing and they want no part of it.
They are fortunate to live in an age when they can avoid it and
maintain a normal life style. A hundred years ago those who refused to
wear leather shoes probably went barefoot. They realize that they are a
small minority and most people don't share their feeling. Some practice
their vegetarianism quietly while some argue and march to convince
people that it's just plain wrong to kill animals.

There are many different reasons for being a libertarian. Some
are libertarians because they dislike being told what to do, or think
that politicians are crooks, or appreciate the wonders of a free
market.

Consider those who are libertarians because they don't want to
be guilty of threatening violence to humans. They don't have to see the
people rotting in jail for victimless crimes, or feel the hard choices
between health, safety, and paying taxes. They know that behind every
regulation or tax there is the threat of violence or even death for
disobedience. It doesn't help to tell them that most taxes are painless
or that the majority voted to give their power to the government. To
them it is still threatening violence and they want no part of it. They
are unfortunate to live in an age when they cannot avoid it an maintain
a normal life style. Those who refuse to travel on government built
roads are immobilized. They realize that they are a small minority and
most people don't share their feeling. Some quietly practice their
libertarianism while some argue and march to convince people that it's
just plain wrong to threaten violence to humans.

RIP, Harry. Your parties were always the best...
JMR

The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.

dirtball!  I am almost out of venison.  I have to choke down greasy hamburger.  (Im crying now, sniff sniff)

Or perhaps conservatives prefer doughnuts? 

It's what's known as a feature story, something you don't really need to know but might find interesting. There's really nothing new here. We all know that politics and marketing are joined at the hip and have been for years.

BTW, here in Iowa, not exactly a hotbed of rabid conservatives, there's not one Whole Foods to be found. From where I live I'd have to drive over 100 miles to the Twin Cities. Not sure what it means, unless they don't think they can compete with our little Mom-and-Pop farmers markets and roadside stands every summer.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

Evening amber,

...and I thought I was diverse!

You are making my mouth water for a blended margarita....with Cuervo no doubt...and they had better have Rose's Lime!

Cheers!!!

"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill