LT's paste from the "Universal Press" obviously was crafted by someone sucking on a sour lollipop. It certainly makes me wonder what universe the writer (not necessarily LT) was from...

Anyone who says lefties or Kerry supporters "eat better" has never traveled or only dines in fast food joints, but then again Southern fast food is better overall than what we have around here.

As an avid food groupie, I will say that Southern cooking is hands-down superior to what we have in the Northwest, salmon, crab and oysters included. Food is also very good in New York City, but upstate New York, part of a blue state, I believe, is so abysmal that I'm going to pack a survival kit the next time I visit. Food in Minnesota and Wisconsin is barely past muster, and some of the dining experiences in northern Wisconsin, home of the pig's eye, require more beer than in available in the whole state-- I mean there is a reason that Wisconsinites drink a lot.

To settle any discussion about Southern food versus that is the secessionist left coast, I have only one thing to say:

"New Orleans."

WTIC,

Keith