SNIPPET OF THE DAY – AT 8:51 A.M. ET:

WASHINGTON —  Michelle Obama, the first lady and a healthy-eating advocate, has her sights set on a new target: the nation’s restaurants.   A team of advisers to Mrs. Obama has been holding private talks over the past year with the National Restaurant Association, a trade group, in a bid to get restaurants to adopt her goals of smaller portions and children’s meals that include healthy offerings like carrots, apple slices and milk instead of French fries and soda, according to White House and industry officials.

Think of the good side.  It keeps her out of foreign policy. 

February 7, 2011