Chris Christie undergoes lap band surgery

I'm not a fan, but I wish him well.

I wonder if this makes a presidential run in 2016 more likely.

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"A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it and I was full," he told the Post.

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Don't underestimate him. His popularity in blue NJ is still soaring even though he's running the state into the ground.

When is it supposed to take effect? He looks the same to me.

His popularity in blue NJ is still soaring even though he's running the state into the ground.

He earned a few more fans after Sandy but I wouldn't use "soaring" to describe his popularity. After the hurricane he earned a bit more of my respect. But that doesn't mean I like him or would vote for him.

However, the national stage now knows his name and he may be more popular out of the state then in.

Also, he has fired back at his own party on more than one occasion. I wonder if there could be a switch in his future.

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It's gastric band rather than gastric sleeve surgery. It's not as fast. Further, if he's not losing weight at the rate his doctors expect him to, they have to adjust the band by adding more fluid to further restrict the stomach. And, the sad part, the band doesn't work for everyone. Some don't lose any weight on it because the stomach can still expand as usual. The only advantages are being able to adjust the restriction level and reverse it if necessary.

And I apologize again for the stupidity of my home state in electing this man and supporting him. One of his first acts as governor was an attempt to defund the public library system to balance the budget. It would create a net savings of less than .1% of the budget. He lied about the negotiations to create a new rail system between NY and NJ and still won't fess up to personally killing the project. He's loud, he's crude, and he's vulgar.

The sad part is he won't get the nomination in 2016 not because of his terrible public persona or ineptitude as a governor but because he dared to support President Obama after cooperating with the White House on Hurricane Sandy emergency response and aid.

"A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it and I was full," he told the Post."

Should someone with weight issues even be going to a steakhouse at all? Without a sensible diet and exercise plan to go with the surgery, he won't be accomplishing much.

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The steak thing got me, too. A steak at a steakhouse he would go to would mostly finish in the pan with the butter poaching and a sauce on top. Not weight loss friendly at all. Which is part of why the band doesn't work for everyone. The sleeve forces you to change your eating habits because that much fat will make you sick. The band lets you eat what you were eating before, just less of it, without repercussions.

Carnie Wilson

I agree that he did handle Sandy well, but that's about it. I don't see the appeal in him at all.

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I think the difference between Christie and Romney (and McCain to some extent) is the media LOVES Christie. I agree the primary would be tough. But as much as I detest him I think he's smarter than Romney and wouldn't make the same mistakes.


Chris Christie to co-host Today Show in May

Updated On: 5/7/13 at 01:26 PM

No doubt Today sucks. But not that many Governors in the middle of a reelection campaign get that kind of free air time.

You know, I think that Chris Christie will always be throwing that weight around, literally or figuratively. And I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that there'll be plenty of literal weight-throwing going on for a long time to come.

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