Chris Christie must be feeling pretty good these days, what with all those Republican governors who got elected on November 4. We cats are sure that he sees a boost to his Presidential hopes for 2016 — never mind that A) Bridgegate has yet to play out, and B) the Republican base hates him.
Many things about Christie bother us. But one is a subject that's rarely talked about, at least not until the GOP primaries heat up: the LAP-BAND procedure he had a year ago February. Team Christie has been quite secretive about it, but if they're serious about a White House run, eventually they're going to have to release some details. (Remember the Presidential candidates' personal health reports from 2008? McCain, an elderly cancer survivor and former POW, issued a monster at 1,200 pages. The athletic, then-47-year-old Obama's was a single sheet.)
Republican primary voters might be interested to know: What were Christie's weight and vitals prior to the surgery? What are his weight and vitals now? Why did he choose the adjustable, least-effective method of the three bariatric procedures currently available? How much will he eventually lose? When will he have the band removed? Will he gain weight back? Has his life expectancy increased? And so on.
Yes, we know Christie gets all pissed off and yells when he's asked questions he doesn't want to answer, but we cats are just looking out for our friends in the other party, don'tcha know.
Meanwhile, because it's traditional for Presidential candidates to sample the primary and caucus states' local delicacies, it should be pretty interesting to see how Christie navigates the various food he'll encounter on the campaign trail. In Iowa, all GOP wannabes are simply required to stop by the Pizza Ranch for chicken, pizza and wings, and the State Fair will have corn dogs and deep-fried Twinkies, Snickers bars and bananas. New Hampshire will bring Polish sausage on a roll, plus flapjacks and maple syrup. And in South Carolina, he'll run into fried catfish, hush puppies and, of course, barbecue.
Well, perhaps Bridgegate will explode between now and the Iowa caucuses, and finish Christie off before the campaign begins. But just the same, we hope he has a plan. Perhaps Michele Bachmann can give him some pointers on taking smaller bites.
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