Although...I'll add my preference of Culver's. Their Butter Burgers are the BEST.

There is a big difference between telling people whats bad for them, and forcing them to do what you want them to, ones called sharing wisdom ones called subversion.

Left and Right are equally guilty of not only telling people whats bad for them but also trying to force them to do what they want them to...

If you haven't had kids yet don't knock McDs.

Amen, brother. It may not be the height of culinary cuisine, but Mickey D's does a good job keeping the kids happy. And those salads are good for me when I don't feel like loading up on grease or carbs. And their coffee has improved significantly so much that I much prefer their $1 cup of joe over the drip at Starbucks.

If you haven't had kids yet don't knock McDs.

I assume you are as equally disturbed by those on the opposite side of the political spectrum who attack our personal habits, lifestyles, etc.?

There is a big difference between telling people whats bad for them, and forcing them to do what you want them to, ones called sharing wisdom ones called subversion.

Note the things that such people attack; Our food, our transportation, our personal habits.

I assume you are as equally disturbed by those on the opposite side of the political spectrum who attack our personal habits, lifestyles, etc.?

In other words the facts on the ground flatly contradict the point you are trying to make.

You misunderstand my response. I'm not suggesting you're wrong. But What I am suggesting is hw they got that way.

Oh, by the way, another interesting factor, here, is how the food police seem to be so fixated on MD and BK, and leave these others alone, despite MD having modified their way of doing things to satisfy the food police, already. I wonder if the driver there is that they know they'll get the desired response from MD, and likely not from most of these others.

Rather reminds me of the old joke about PETA going after rich women in fur, rather then bikers in leather, based on the idea that PETA figures they're more likely to survive the fur encounter.

Also, this is all simply about a blogger who found a tasty burger...must everything be reduced to snarky ideology?

Mostly because the kind of ideology I'm railing against here has become so pervasive. Note the things that such people attack; Our food, our transportation, our personal habits. Attach guilt to them and they have perhaps more control over we peasants than with any other scenario.

Personally, best Burger I ever had came from a little truckstop outside Watertown, NY, around Tinker Tavern, or so as I recall. The place used to get all kinds of business from folks traveling up I-81 on vacation... This would be just after 81 was completed. It became kind of a milestone on the trip into the north country. Alas, it's gone, now. Place closed, and the building burned down a few years later. I think the sign is still up out front of where it used to be, or it was a few years ago.

In other words the facts on the ground flatly contradict the point you are trying to make.

That's never stopped him from making the same kind of contradictory points before...why should it now...

Yep.
And WHY is it superior?
One major factor is the constrols placed on the product.

Hardees burgers are superior because they are charbroiled to order. McDonald's burgers are griddle cooked ahead of time and held in a steam table.

McDonald's cooking practices (griddle cook / pre make food / hold food in heat or steam table) were in place decades before either the french fry lawsuits or fast food nation came on the scene.

In other words the facts on the ground flatly contradict the point you are trying to make.

Mathew posted about the superior quality of the hardees burger

Yep.
And WHY is it superior?
One major factor is the constrols placed on the product.

McDonald's started offering salads and other healthy choices to appeal to moms, not wives and girlfriends

So they say. It'[s called 'putting a positive spin on things when you ahve no choice in the matter.

Ever heard of "Super size me'?
Of course the long trail of lawsuits... I'm sure, had no effect on their product lines and quality.

Out west, In and Out and Fatburger are much better for a traditional burger and Astro makes good burgers for both the traditional burger lover and the more health concerned (sub bison, ostrich, or gardenburger on any burger).

* before or after the relatively recent menu changes