Jarrett Barrios plays with fire

Just in time for the 2006 election, we've found the true third rail of Massachusetts politics: Marshmallow Fluff.

Local bloggers are rising up as one to defend the gooey, sugary goodness of Fluff - and especially Fluffernutters - even as they acknowledge that yes, indeed, the crap is bad for you, but they don't care: Back away from the Fluff, Mr. Barrios - and keep those hands where we can see 'em!

Eileen: Eat Fluff or Die!

I realize that childhood obesity is a growing problem in the U.S., but isn't this taking things too far? ... A ban on fluff is a ban on freedom!

Hub Politics: Fluffernutter Threat Level: Red:

With all the real problems we are dealing with in Massachusetts, such as high crime in Boston, the loss of population, high taxes, terrorism, etc. etc., isn't it safe to say that fighting Fluff should not be on anyone's priority list? ...

Jason Kanson-Benanav wonders: Does Barrios hate childhood? Probably not, he concludes, but still.

Lewis Forman: Nothing beats cramming your own views down the throat of the children of the state:

... Let's single out the food by name and put a stigma on it. Deny your children the wonderfully sugary taste of Fluff. The same taste you had as a child but now feel like it's something you can use to get your name out there. Brilliant. Shouldn't we be worried about funding these schools for after school sports activities which would teach kids more about nutrition than telling them what they cannot eat?