The head of the Utah Senate (yes, he's GOP, this is Utah) wants to force Utah restaurants to pour and mix drinks behind a solid barrier.  Here's the thing, restaurants in Utah already have a glass barrier that encloses the bar, because there's apparently a gigantic difference between having someone hand a martini over a bar countertop and having a server bring a drink to a table, but that's apparently not enough for the Senator.  Says he,

Senate President Michael Waddoups, R-Taylorsville, said children shouldn't be allowed to see liquor bottles or drinks being poured.

"Restaurants are turning into bars," Waddoups said. "It's making it look attractive. Kids see it and wonder what they're missing. I think we need to be a little more strict."

Kids are seeing drinks being poured...horror.  And of course, we see the For The Children^TM Card is in play, as always.  I get that this probably has to do with Mormon cultural preferences, but this is just stupid nannying, watching a bartender make a Manhattan isn't going to have anymore effect on a kid than watching the waiter deliver said Manhattan, or alcohol ads on TV and magazines for that matter.  Fortunately, looks like Huntsman sees that and is trying to smack this guy down.

Update:  Vinty notes Huntsman engages in his own brand of Nannying...crap.  Can we please have some politicians that think Liberty First, please?

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