re: #103 lawhawk

Big news out of NJ today is that Gov. Chris Christie underwent lap band surgery back in February. After years of battling obesity, he went for the procedure. It’s not something to be done lightly, but count on some folks to question whether this is also done for, and in advance of, his running for the White House.

New Jersey politicos aren’t speculating, but I will. He’s probably considering it, knowing that there’s lots of moderates and independents who might take a liking to his style/persona, but he’s going to have to overcome a GOP that has gone full metal wingnut.

In the end, his surgery is about making him healthier regardless of his political choices - if he runs for the WH, losing the weight wont hurt.

I would go so far as to say that his current weight issues would keep him out of the White House.

Not that it would influence my decision to vote for or against him at all, but it is just the sad fact that Americans are so pathetically obsessed with body image and things we stuff in our mouths (and other orifices) that it would become a serious drag on his candidacy.