In a really dumb column, a writer for The New York Times failed to excoriate a woman who wants Girl Scout cookies banned as a threat to our national health.

He did say the woman was "slightly obsessed." Otherwise, he treated her with kindness and respect. He even said, "…is it really so nutty to ask if the Girl Scouts need to be in the business of selling 200 million boxes of cookies a year?…"

Yes, that is a nutty question to ask if you're a columnist for The New York Times.

The woman, who lives in New Jersey, has a website she calls National Action Against Obesity. Check it out.

There you'll find a cartoon of a Girl Scout pulling a wagon filled with cookies standing at the door of a house. The little girl looks like Chucky's sister.

That level of thoughtfulness got her a guest appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show. A guy like him I expect to pay attention to a nut like her.

Not The New York Times.

I will concede this: Girl Scouts sell a lot of cookies. The cookies might even make people fat.

But don't blame the Girl Scouts.

If that's the way we're going to go about solving America's obesity problem, lets lock up the Amish, who sell those greasy funnel cakes at county fairs. After that, we can slash the tires on Good Humor trucks.

I feel sorry for the Girl Scouts. Their motto: Be Prepared. I bet they weren't ready for this.