Food Nannyism Goes Mainstream: Fringe food cops and twinkie-tax advocates like Marion Nestle are one thing, but now a major Democrat running for president has inserted himself fully into the junk-food wars:

Warning: Jelly doughnuts may be hazardous to your child's health.

That's what Democratic presidential candidate Joe Lieberman is telling America's parents as he seeks a federal investigation into the marketing practices of junk food companies.

"Parents today are being forced to contend with a new threat — big food companies targeting junk food at children," Lieberman said Thursday in Nashua, N.H. "It's time to stand up to the companies that hype food to children and to stand up for an important principle — informed choices by people who can make informed decisions."

Lieberman went on to announce that he would, as president, create a cabinet-level Department of Making Sure Your Kids Don't Spoil Their Dinner. "We should give parents the tools they need," said Lieberman, sounding uncannily like the father on the TV show ALF, "to govern their children's eating habits without having to discuss it with them. I mean, really, did you ever try to talk to your kid about fats and sodium and simple versus complex carbohydrates?"