[Steve_Seattle]

"Pop is just sugar water and a waste of money. But if someone wants to drink it that should be their decision."

Pop is absolutely one of the worst food products from a health standpoint, and the schools should not encourage its use. If people want to drink pop in their homes, that's fine, but I don't think there's anything wrong with the schools eliminating it in cafeterias. Pop is a tremendous contributor to obesity and diabetes. I hope conservatives don't want to concede that having children eat a healthy diet is only a concern to liberals.

[A Jovial Cad]

I hope conservatives don't want to concede that having children eat a healthy diet is only a concern to liberals.

That's not the issue. The issue is scummy trial lawyers and "public interest" groups making hundreds of millions of dollars by suing legitimate companies which market a legal product.

Further, you manage your own kid's diets and caloric intake, and I'll manage mine. It's called taking personal responsibility, and it's part and parcel of what it means to be a "conservative."

[jwh_Denver]

I hope conservatives don't want to concede that having children eat a healthy diet is only a concern to liberals.

This should not even be taken up by the government or by the judiciary. They've got no business telling us what we should or should not eat or drink. To think otherwise is liberal thinking.