In celebrity news, we were all shocked — shocked — to find that Fiona Apple Mag­gart is fol­low­ing Willie Nelson’s career (and phar­ma­co­log­i­cal) arc. She and her band­mates were busted for less than five grams. That must be some pow­er­ful stuff. Expect to see Apple play­ing to packed houses in Wash­ing­ton State and Col­orado as she stocks up and Buys Amer­i­can Made to boot. Legal mar­i­juana, same-​​sex mar­riage, Eliz­a­beth War­ren, Tammy Bald­win, Claire McCaskill, and Barack Obama are all up in the polls. Gov­er­nor Susana Mar­tinez (R-​​New Mex­ico) and for­mer Gov­er­nor Mitt Rom­ney both find that “forcible rape” and “maker” vs “moocher” class war­fare are two top­ics best left to pro­fes­sion­als. Maybe Rom­ney can find a third career as a Rom[ney]-Com star. Their col­leagues make like Tonto and Peter and the IM Secretary’s tape and dis­avow any knowl­edge. Are they also self-​​destructing? Let’s dis­cuss it here.

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