More from the Side Effects People

On Fox News Channel this morning, Megan Kelly laughed about and disagreed with the attempt of Maine lawmakers to prohibit the use of plastic bags in retail stores.

Joanna and I wondered how those cloth bags will look after a few more trips to the store, being soiled in innumerable ways. After being dragged across the checkout counters in every place from Wal-Mart to the produce market or fish market. How about those sackers in grocery stores who will have to handle these grungy things? How many germs and viruses wil be spread by these sure-to-become-filthy cloth bags?

But.... those precious landfills will be spared!

Once again we are bowing to the side effects and ignoring the greater good from the use of clean, sanitary plastic bags! And, as Megan noted, excellent, free waste basket liners.