[CTRL] As the president eats, so eats Washington

[Agent Starling]

As the president eats, so eats Washington   By DANTE CHINNI, Christian Science Monitor   WASHINGTON (February 6, 2001 12:01 a.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - If the nation's cattle knew enough to lift their heads from the clover and sniff the political winds, they'd be trembling by now. They are, you see, back in culinary vogue here in Washington -- meaning the power-brokering that goes on in restaurants across town is increasingly likely to occur over a plate of rib-eye.   So far, the shift is a subtle one. But then again, George W. Bush -- whose affinity for his home state of Texas seems to extend to that state's cuisine - has been in the White House only a few weeks. But history shows that where the city's food culture is concerned, a change in the Oval Office is the biggest change of all.   While Bush has kept a low profile mealwise, those watching the new foodscape can count on one rule: The party in power sets the table.   "Republicans tend to eat more beef, and Democrats tend to eat more free-range chicken," says Sally Quinn, doyenne of the Washington party scene. Now that the GOP controls all three branches of government, the implications for all those cattle are, well, you know.   In this town, that's no small thing. For most Washingtonians, food is much more than simple nourishment.   http://www.nandotimes.com/noframes/story/0,2107,500306977-500492517-503439879-0,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Need a Daily Pep Talk? Subscribe at  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dpt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get Current Events, Politics, News, Issues, Views & Opinion...& A Wholelottaotherlinx in your inbox daily subscribe at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My Chat Addresses: ICQ: 103814927 Y! Messenger: Kazzmir MS Messenger: Kazzmir AOL Messenger: xmulvax