Where to begin?

So much McCain craziness, I don't know where to begin.

How about http://therealmccain.com/pac

I'd write a letter to the editor of the Sac Bee, except I had a letter on another topic published today:

Next step: Menu calorie labeling

I am pleased Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made California the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants and other retail establishments ("Eateries soon will be trans fat free"; page A1, July 26). As Dr. Diane Sobkowicz pointed out in the article, it's difficult to know which restaurant foods are healthful. While removing trans fats will help reduce cardiovascular disease, banning trans fats is only part of the equation.

French fries, cake and muffins still have the same number of calories, even without trans fats. The governor now needs to support Senate Bill 1420, which will require chain restaurants to put calorie information on menus and menu boards.

Menu labeling helps people make healthier food choices by giving them the tools they need, where they need them, when they can use them. As someone who recently tried unsuccessfully to find calorie information at two restaurants, I know the restaurant industry's current strategies (e.g., brochures, Web pages) are not sufficient.

Menu labeling is an important obesity-prevention strategy. Many of these same chains have already added calorie content to their menus in New York City, thus demonstrating the bill's viability.

– Michelle J., Sacramento

There's my plug for SB 1420, as requested by my friend, Amanda, who is shepherding this valuable bill through the legislature. The bill passed last year, but the governor vetoed it, so she's back at it. Feel free to contact your representatives and the governor and let them know that this is a great bill that deserves to become lawy!