Maybe enough is enough
I am all about the defense of our little piece of paradise but it seems that things might be starting to get out of hand. According to this article all foodstuffs including beverages shipped from anywhere to here are required to carry the registration number of the producer. This is obviously an attempt to keep the British from sending us their tasty burgers yet it is also impacting the business of wine.
The article gives some insight into the workings of this trade and how the regions of Champagne and Burgundy are the most impacted by this new practice. I know it is rather fashionable to yammer on about how the French are idiots and blah, blah, blah, but would it be that hard to institute something similar to the "most favored nation" concept when it comes to food and wine. The French may disagree with us on some things politic but America is an awfully big market and I find it difficult to believe that they would "piss in the well" so to speak.
I think the same thing goes for the Italians and their Parmigian-Reggiano. Except there may be more to it. Didn't Cheney do a little time at Kraft. And aren't the Italians along with the rest of those damned Europeans trying to get the E.U. to grant them place name rights potentially forcing Anheuser-Busch to give back a certain name that they stole in the first place. Think about it. We can make importing anything into this country so difficult that soon there will be no more euro-cheese and it's green paper cans of tasteless powder for everyone!! Damn-you Dick!
Seriously, the implication is that the terrorists might try to attack us gastromically, i.e. from the inside out. What about McDonald's? And they don't drink, right? Wouldn't the mere handling of alcohol violate some pillar of something? It's a bit like the Amish guy working on the brake assembly line at GM.
Wait a minute.... Background checks Immediately!!
The article gives some insight into the workings of this trade and how the regions of Champagne and Burgundy are the most impacted by this new practice. I know it is rather fashionable to yammer on about how the French are idiots and blah, blah, blah, but would it be that hard to institute something similar to the "most favored nation" concept when it comes to food and wine. The French may disagree with us on some things politic but America is an awfully big market and I find it difficult to believe that they would "piss in the well" so to speak.
I think the same thing goes for the Italians and their Parmigian-Reggiano. Except there may be more to it. Didn't Cheney do a little time at Kraft. And aren't the Italians along with the rest of those damned Europeans trying to get the E.U. to grant them place name rights potentially forcing Anheuser-Busch to give back a certain name that they stole in the first place. Think about it. We can make importing anything into this country so difficult that soon there will be no more euro-cheese and it's green paper cans of tasteless powder for everyone!! Damn-you Dick!
Seriously, the implication is that the terrorists might try to attack us gastromically, i.e. from the inside out. What about McDonald's? And they don't drink, right? Wouldn't the mere handling of alcohol violate some pillar of something? It's a bit like the Amish guy working on the brake assembly line at GM.
Wait a minute.... Background checks Immediately!!
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