[CedarDave]

Wilson's in a tough re-election race with the Democrat state attorney-general. The Rats are rapidly pulling support for this bill, whatever its merits, because they don't want her to take credit for it in her reelection campaign this fall. The trial lawyer statement is very likely true, but I believe the main issue is her reelection.

[2banana]

Couldn't they just add chili pepper or what the army passes out for oatmeal?

[tfecw]

So what will the feds do when kids & dogs *still* drink the stuff? Make them come up with a solution that isn't harmful?

[LibertyJihad]

Why does this lady think the federal government should be regulating the taste of anti-freeze? Here's an idea, be a responsible pet owner and keep your pet away from poison. It is not Prestone's job to take care of Scooby.

[sure_fine]

now they want a law against accidents....


how much are they paid again?

[mtbopfuyn]

Of course tightly closing the jug and putting it out of reach of dogs and kids would be too much to expect from parents.

I had a relative who drank some to get sympathy. Without going into detail, the world would have be much better off if he'd just taken a couple more swigs.

[Sax]

I'm surprised that it's taken this long for this to happen, or even that it needs to be legislated and not in initiative that industry could take care of by itself. You know, "Good for your car, and won't kill your dog."

Something that is deadly and tastes good to man's best friend, and it takes this long to add a prevenative measure? How much does it cost to make something taste bad? (insert the wife's a bad cook joke here.)

[LibertyJihad]

How bad does this lady think anti-freeze should taste? Dog's spend all day licking their own asses. What could possibly taste worse than that?

[LibertyJihad]

How bad does this lady think anti-freeze should taste? Dog's spend all day licking their own arses. What could possibly taste worse than that?

[Apercu]

Whats all this fuss about Scooter Libby?...Never mind.

[untrained skeptic]

Does this additive significantly add to the cost of making the antifreeze or significantly change it's effectiveness?

If not, some manufacturer should try selling antifreeze made that way with a profitable markup and see if there are enough people out there who think it's a significant issue to make it profitable.

I have a hard time believing that there are a significant number of deaths of people or animals from accidentally consuming antifreeze. It's hardly the only common item that's poisonous.

There may be people who have used it to poison other people's pets, but making antifreeze taste bad simply removes antifreeze as one of many, many common things they could poison them with.

Is there really a significant need for this law, or is it just another of the many mostly useless laws our government debates and often passes just to act like they do something?

[L98Fiero]

Just have my wife make the anti-freeze. Guaranteed to taste like crap. Problem solved.

[Tijeras_Slim]

We ought to have a Teddy's Law to add a bittering agent to Chivas Regal.

[The South Texan]

[apillar]

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU ?!!

Rinking the Rantifreeze...

[eyespysomething]

Why hasn't a company that makes anti-freeze taken it upon itself to "ruin" the taste of anti-freeze? I would think that would be a big PR coup, not to mention a great ad campaign.

All the others would quickly follow suit.