Where Does Chris Christie Go from Here?

The closings of the access lanes in September 2013 continued for two more days, creating a catastrophic traffic jam that created gridlock for emergency vehicles, school buses and commuters in Fort Lee, N.J. But Mr. Christie made no effort to reopen the lanes and end the gridlock. Instead, his former ally said, the governor was clearly delighted and seemed to savor the scheme. And after learning that the Fort Lee mayor's persistent and urgent calls for help were being ignored, Mr. Christie said in a sarcastic tone, "I imagine he wouldn't get his calls returned."

The former ally, David Wildstein, who has pleaded guilty to being the culprit behind the lane closings, testified as prosecutors showed a series of photographs of him, Mr. Christie and Bill Baroni, then the governor's top staff appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the bridge, at a service in Lower Manhattan on the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The photos showed the three men in a loose huddle outside the governor's official vehicle on a dirt roadway between the Sept. 11 memorial and the World Trade Center construction site. Mr. Christie, who has previously said he did not recall the conversation, appears engaged and animated, looking directly into Mr. Baroni's eyes, raising his eyebrows and laughing in some of the frames and reaching out to touch the other men's arms. "We were all very relaxed," Mr. Wildstein testified. "Were you and Mr. Baroni bragging?" asked Lee Cortes, an assistant United States attorney. "Very much so," Mr. Wildstein said. "This was our one constituent. I was pleasing my one constituent. I was rather happy that he was happy."

"Many charters schools are producing extraordinary results for our students and we should celebrate the hard work of those teachers and spread what's working to other schools,'' she said. But, after hearing from both sides, "I am very concerned about what this specific proposal means for hundreds of thousands of children across our Commonwealth, especially those living in districts with tight budgets where every dime matters. Education is about creating opportunity for all our children, not about leaving many behind."

Juras posted a brief statement on "Kristen Juras for Montana Supreme Court Justice" attacking the political blog Montana Cowgirl for claiming that Juras "thinks birth control is a major problem in society." (Juras does believe in the right of Catholic pharmacists to refuse to sell birth control, which is maybe the most specific issue a candidate for public office has ever rallied in support of.) The blog also made reference to the Kaimin incident, using it as an illustration of her backward attitudes regarding sex. Juras' somewhat frantically-worded post is accompanied by a video of her performing a parody of the Dr. Hook song "Cover of the Rolling Stone," in which she details her "version of what went down." The song details what happens when someone is "politically incorrect" on the UM campus, signifying that Juras' grasp on the meaning of that phrase is just as tenuous as her understanding of melody.

Singing aside, there are several key problems with Juras' post. First, she claims,"the column was discontinued after the United States launched a comprehensive review of the University's handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints." Even if we ignore the fact that this entire incident occurred three years before that investigation was even considered, this is still flagrantly false. The column was discontinued simply because Bess graduated. She also claims that "all of the major newspapers refused to publish" Davis' columns, and that this is the reason they're unavailable to read online. This, again, is false, as the Kaimin never sought syndication of "Bess Sex." It was written for this newspaper, like all other Kaimin content. The fact that they aren't online is merely a testament to our poor archival management.

The Director of the Oklahoma ACLU, Ryan Kiesel, told lawmakers they must be careful. He says there is a huge concern over privacy rights. He told a senate interim committee the government cannot be allowed to use drones to spy on people. Kiesel compared drones more to wire-taps than aircraft. Kiesel told the committee he has no problem with drones being used to check on livestock or crops, but does not want them used for government snooping.