In my post froma couple of days ago, I wrote that my wife and I were going to head over to the local Whole Foods and see what was up. And so we did…

There were a lot of cars in the parking lot and maybe a dozen or so people eating at the outdoor tables in front of the place. Inside, the store was packed – there was the tofu-and-sandals crowd, lots of suburban moms, a few severely overpierced goths, young people, old people, and, I suspect, a few like my wife and me who were there in support of the Whole Foods CEO.

But, not  a single protester in sight.

That’s not to say that the pro-Obama contingent wasn’t well-represented – they were – but they all seemed to work there, practicing <gasp> capitalism, and taking full advantage of the free market system that has helped make our country great.

The store itself was nothing like what I’d expected. We didn’t get to check the whole place out (it was slam packed and I wanted to eat), but what I did see was impressive. I’m a big bread guy, and they had a pretty impressive variety of fresh-baked breads. Lots of fruit and vegetables, and a killer deli section ( we got some tortellini/tomato salad, a couple of quesedillas and some deviled eggs. All completely awesome) . The employees were all friendly and professional, and I didn’t see any who looked as though they didn’t thoroughly enjoy their work.

I’d like to thank the misguided souls who thought it would be cool to (attempt to) trash the reputation of Whole Foods and its CEO. I’d never in my life set foot in a Whole Foods before, but thanks to you losers, my wife and I are now Whole Foods customers.

With that said, I don’t know whether these assinine protests by the left are having or have had any effect – I suspect not – but I still think it’s important to support Whole Foods at least until this thing blows over. Michelle Malkin today wrote about the United Food and Commercial Workers union’s involvement in organizing these protests….apparently, the UFCW has had their eye on Whole Foods for a while and may see this thing as a way to get their foot in the door. If CEO John Mackey treats his people as good as they say, I think the UFCW doesn’t stand a chance.

You know, has anyone else just about had enough of unions?

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-Cnation