The federal government will wind up having to readjust household income figures to account for the growing portion of people's "income" that results from obtaining free items and services by virtue of being advertised at.

The United States will collapse due to irreconcilable, ever growing cultural differences.

This is what happens when social media proliferates and white people of childbearing age decide that getting a corgi and dressing it up in various costumes for all of BuzzFeed to see is easier and cheaper than making a little human.

I don't care what you say, that's better than a dumb baby or whatever

babies don't even bark

babies are dumb and you're dumb

The last time I saw Sheila Oliver, she had a very significant and noticeable mustache.

I'm in no personal rush, and every second that we go without gay marriage hurts the GOP just a little bit more. That said, surrendering the fight for political advantage is absolutely abhorrent since this is an issue of civil rights.

I've always found using the phone to be weird in general. I strongly prefer in-person or internet/SMS communication.

Republicans will not challenge this seat, per the agreement.

what agreement?

The one that landed Christie a general election opponent that has literally no support from her state party.

Spelling Bees are not about memorizing obscure words and their spelling. It's about understanding language, root words, prefixes, and countries of origin. Many of these children have never heard of the obscure words they're spelling, which is why they make such an effort to ask for definitions, root languages, etc. to uncover clues to spelling the word correctly.

Tanks were rolling down the streets of Los Angeles. Terrifying.

To be fair, Massachusetts pretty much already had their infrastructure in place pre-ObamaCare. Vermont too.

I'm very excited about California jumping in. Can't wait for October -- it'll be nice to have and be able to afford health insurance again.

A diet of Crispix and McDonalds is probably one of the worst I can imagine.

Obvious placeholder.

Republicans will not challenge this seat, per the agreement.

LOL, lie detectors? What do you think this is, Maury?

If Christie wants to be president, he's not going to appoint Whitman.

Would anyone really throw a fit if he appointed an elder statesman like Tom Kean, Sr. even though he's a Republican?

Almost literally no one.

Motherf-er. Don't we have general rules of thumb around here for bumping super old threads for almost literally no reason?

     Serves him right for getting on the bandwagon with the latest fad.

The instantaneous sharing of information via the Internet isn't a fad. It's a multibillion dollar industry that's going to change -- and has already been changing -- the face of politics forever.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-san-diego-mayor-20130602,0,5379711.story

By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times
June 1, 2013, 4:16 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Under a pro-business Republican mayor, it was a no-brainer: allocating millions of dollars each year to buy national advertising for the tourism industry — a major economic driver in this vacation mecca.

Then Bob Filner got elected, and he had questions: Why couldn't Sheraton and Hilton buy their own advertising? And why should the cash-strapped city lavish funds on an industry that pays low wages to bottom-rung employees like maids and bellhops?

The new Democratic mayor also thought the city attorney should provide him with legal guidance on the matter in private, not in front of reporters.

So he crashed Jan Goldsmith's news conference.

The best place to save the government's money is to make sure poor people die of treatable diseases. Poor people just aren't worth saving, otherwise they'd have more money. Right? That's how it works in this country, right?

I read this the first time as Former Cranston Mayor Laffey to run for governor of Rhode Island, to which I was going to say, "it's actually not too bad a choice for a Republican party without a serious bench." And then I saw "Colorado." LOL.

Already removed from Google Maps.

A bullet is a small price to pay for the continued security of the United States. Being a national hero would be pretty rad, too. I dunno, I'd do it in a logical sense, but in the heat of the moment, we'd have to see. Self-preservation is a pretty strong instinct.

Republicans sure love the constitution except for all the times they seem to hate the constitution.

Christie has basically said he'll step back and let the voters vote on an amendment, so NJ will likely have it within the next few years.

I'll also go with 1 or 5. There's too many small states that aren't going to legalize it any time soon without court decision.

My guess is that New Jersey Democrats will reach an agreement after Christie's re-election (provided Dems lock down the State Senate and Assembly again) to put marriage on the ballot. There's been a lot of resistance from Dems on the grounds of principle, but since a statewide vote is a slam dunk, not a lot of people are hung up on that principle anymore.

Don't forget the New Jersey Supreme Court as a wildcard -- it's a very liberal institution that has been looking closely at whether or not civil unions are doing what the court required.

One has to imagine that the public's patience for Bachmann and those with similar views and mannerisms would decrease over time, not increase. It's only a matter of time.