As we continue the slide down the slippery slope of our goverment controlling our lives.. it looks like your favorite soda is the next on the chopping block.  First let me say I'm not a big fan of soft drinks and in fact there would'nt be an industry if they were counting on me for their revenue but this really is not about soft drinks, it's about power-mongering polititians. 

Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco said yesterday ""It makes sense for the government to help people to make the right choices, and it makes sense to use dollars from charges on sweetened beverages on health programs," (Read More From SFGate: ) That sounds more like "clearly citizens are too stupid to make their own life choices".