Still after the pork

The picture to the left is of an order of French Fries and a burger from In and Out Burger. Keep that in mind.

And, don't show this to Federal Glover. It will just excite him. Mark DeSaulnier obviously knows what they look like.

You can certainly say one thing for the Contra Costa County Board of Supes- they are resilient. Especially that one goofy-guy, Mark DeSaulnier. He’s been chasing pork, as in political extras, for so long, that he’s beginning to think he can use his political life to help his business life.

On Tuesday, DeSaulnier, who claims he is an "activist" when it comes to fast-food, led the charge to curb the number of fast-food restaurants that could be built in unincorporated areas of the county. Obviously, DeSaulnier's intake of something else should be banned so that he stops this fookishness.

First his position is a definite conflict of interest. He owns a restaurant. Secondly, his attempt to ban other restaurants is over- stepping the authority of the board. Doesn't the Anti-Ronald realize that if he hadn't spent all of the county's money on frivolous expenditures- like a press spokesperson- he wouldn't have had to cut so many services, costing so many their jobs, making it financially unfeasible to eat in other place except fast food joints. His actions have helped make the buck-a burger line at the Ron's big house, longer.

It is also amazing that DeSaulnier can speak out of two sides of his mouth. When was the last time you saw tofu on the menu at T.R.'s in Concord.

For all of those who don't know it, DeSaulnier operates TR's restaurant in his real life. And although the menu items do not equal the price of gold he's feeling the crunch from the fast food places that offer food more reasonably priced, and at about the same quality as he does. Confilct of interest? I'd say so.DeSaulnier, I guess has now become a foodie statesmen. I am sure that he will be working the organic booth at the Farmer’s Market on Thursday’s.

But I guess he doesn't eat at his restaurant very much, or he just eats from the health food bar and ignores the menu- which by the way is full of fast, fried, food.

When we called to see what type of gourmet cuisine was on the menu at T.R.'s Bar and Grill we found that the supe servers super BLT sandwiches, steaks and pasta, and of course chicken breast sandwiches and burgers.

Much of the food is fried, and a lot comes in the back door frozen, or in those large number ten cans. Although we couldn’t get the kitchen staff to talk on the record, heart health is not that apparent on the menu.

And, according to Leah Dancer, one of the waitresses at TR's, they have a large call for Buffalo Wings, Calamari, and of course, French Fries.

"We serve the real thin fries. Just like In and Out Burger, Dancer said.

And who can argue with that.