prove you are an idiot. you've long ago done that. james, you could stop pretending you do not see the folly of washington's fingerpointing. we are way past debating that, and by the way -- ralph in cupertino, california. i'm all for fast food paying the bill. it beats me paying the bill. evelyn via yahoo! scapegoating, that's all it is, politicians trying to find scapegoats for personal responsibility. mcdonald's isn't making us fat, we are, but it's far easier to go after someone else's cash or raise a credit line to get cash than ever try to save the taxpayers some cash. evelyn, you said it far better than i ever could or ever have. tania e-mails, ronald mcdonald would a bigger guy they would be kicking the buns of some other guy. kevin in atlanta, the debt is a lot like a double quarter pounder, the more you eat, the more you want, the sicker you get before you die.