Good news coming from the Dept. of Agriculture?

The new Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack seems to get it:

"This is a department that intersects the lives of Americans two to three times a day. Every single American," he said. "So I absolutely see the constituency of this department as broader than those who produce our food -- it extends to those who consume it."

Michael Pollan had this to say:

"He's definitely sounding a different note than his predecessors," said Michael Pollan, the reform-minded author of the bestseller "In Defense of Food." "Whether they'll be reflected in policies remains to be seen."

Personally I think Pollan would have made a great Ag secretary! Here's my review of his excellent book, In Defense of Food.