What is all of the screaming and shouting about a meatless day? People are writing letters to the editor, calling everyone who has an opinion about it names. It is becoming rediculous.

Catholics have gone meatless on Friday's for centuries, for all I know since the beginning of organized religion. As a kid growing up in a predominantly Catholic family, we always had fish on Friday. People choose to go meatless everyday. Diets have changed to eat less meat because of the Mad Cow scare. People are just choosing to eat healthier. But do we need to proclaim a special day Meatless?

Did the Governor have to proclaim a certain day to be "Meatless" day? That seems to be the concern. She got on her bully pulpit and announced to the media that a certain Saturday was going to be Meatless Day. She once again embarrassed all Michigan residents when the national media made fun of her and all Michiganians.

L.Brooks Patterson got involved because he felt that it was inappropriate for the governor to proclaim a day meatless, not because he was playing petty politics. Many people offered their opinion claiming that it is their perogotive to eat meat or not eat meat. They are missing the point.

The point is that it never should have come out of the governor's mouth. She should never have proclaimed a day to be "Michigan Meatless Day." That is all.

Our government has bigger fish to fry (pardon the pun) than proclaim a Meatless Day.

That is my opinion, what is yours?