Please don't send me flowers

Now the serious romancing begins. Special interests are descending on the new Congress (and the always reliable returning career politicians) like love-starved sexual predators, or at the very least, TSA employees, to get the cycle of pay-off-for-special-treatment in place in time for the swearing-in ceremonies in January.

But, to mix a couple of metaphors, the new Congress will have to turn the other cheek and Just Say No to this torrent of charm. Their task now is to turn their campaign rhetoric into serious action ~ to pull back the size and reach of the Federal government.

David Boaz, as usual, boils down what seems like an overwhelming task into a comprehensive guide for Washington neopyhtes to help them avoid the hugs and get their work started.

Well worth reading the whole article.

Among other suggestions, Boaz advises to stay away from social issues and stick to our fiscal problems. Social interests did not play a role in the 2010 election in any significant way. A survey conducted on by a conservative website backs that up. Given that it's probable the majority of people who responded to this poll are conservative, and keeping in mind that conservatives are supposedly obsessed with social issues, the results may surprise you. As a libertarian, I like the third question best ~ 72% of the respondents would accept a more socially liberal culture if that was the result of fiscal conservatism. Cool.

The results of a recent Rasmussen poll are another sign that voters don't much care for government intervention, in this case, with children's nutrition. While 82% of those polled oppose the new ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors banning the inclusion of toys in certain fast food kid meals, only 

27% feel it is the role of government to regulate the nutritional content of fast food.