Big banquets should be against the law

China spends up to 200 billion yuan a year on public wining and dining, a fat cat feast that may soon see its end if one Chinese legislator gets his way. National People's Congress delegate Zhao Linzhong wants to make lavish banquets a crime, calling them a "squandering of public funds" and "a waste of social assets." Not only that, it's incredibly unhealthy for the poor officials who have to drink and eat themselves to near bursting every time something important happens. We say huzzah and hurray to any attempt to pass this new law. If Zhongnanhai thinks that four dishes and a soup are good enough for President Obama, there's no reason why any underlings should feel differently.