Nancy's Elite Bite of Brie

Dem Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a wealthy San Franciscan, brings her Lear Jet liberal mentality to the Congressional cafeteria--brie is on the menu. The Politico:

The menu transformation is part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Greening the Capitol” plan to make the House campus more environmentally friendly and socially progressive.

(Well, as one of the Odd Couple said to the other--green could mean very new cheese or very old meat. But I digress.)

But there can be a downside to delicious. Not everyone is happy with the enhanced offerings. Many congressional employees have complained that as the food quality has increased, so have the prices.

“It’s a big jump from high school cafeteria to fancy-pants gourmet. I just wish my pay improved,” said Caryn Schenewerk, a staffer for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

A fruit and cheese side dish with two small wedges of brie and cheddar, six grapes, two saltines and one strawberry cost $4.95, for example.

Apparently this is one of Nancy's top priorities, and one of the few successes of the Do-Nothing Dem Congress. Some feedback from Republicans:

Republican aides have raised questions about why the cafeterias now stock Stonyfield Farm yogurt, speculating that the move would line the pockets of the company’s CEO, Gary Hirshberg, a significant player in Democratic politics.

Even the vending machines are in on this upscale eco image--they "sport a 6-foot-tall illuminated image of trees". The all-American grill is now referred to as "A La Plancha".

Saving the planet, one elite bite of brie at a time.

UPDATE: From FamousDC: Nanny State Gone Wild