ban repealed for wrong reasons, but replealed nonetheless

chicago's mayor daley, though seemingly incapable of stringing together a coherent thought on camera, has actually done something decent. he bullied city council into repealing the foie gras ban last week.

unfortunately, the ban was repealed not because the council realized it has no purview over foods we eat:

Anybody who has traveled anywhere in this country knows that people are just laughing their heads off at us.
-Council member on the ban, which he supported

it was repealed almost unanimously, the same way it was passed. here's a great article on the year-long silly saga.

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