Texas' greatest threat?

What do you think is the greatest threat the State of Texas faces? Terrorism? Economic collapse? Illiteracy? High crime rate? Illegal aliens? Natural disasters?

If you chose any of those, I'd have to hit the 'WRONG" buzzer on you. Texas' greatest threat, according to State Senator Jane Nelson, is -- are you ready for this -- obesity. Senator Nelson says that obesity is "the single most serious threat that we face." And Senator Nelson believes it's the state's responsibility to legislate away all these overweight people. She thinks she can do that by mandating physical education and nutrition education in the schools and "ordering studies of whether youngsters easily can obtain healthy food. "

Maybe Senator Nelson has a point. There do seem to be an awful lot of fatheads in the state legislature!

"Texas obesity rate is expected to soar." The Dallas Morning News; January 30, 2009; p. 3A.