Our guest columnists are Representatives Cary Condotta, Jim McCune, Jason Overstreet, and Matt Shea, of the Great Weird State of Washington.

AN ACT Relating to establishing the 2012 gold and silver legal tender act of Washington state; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. FINDINGS AND INTENT.

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The Romney line everyone’s talking about:

“I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I’ll fix it.”

The line that follows:

“I’m not concerned about the very rich… I’m concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling.”

Moments later:

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Don Cornelius, the creator and host of the iconic variety show “Soul Train” died this morning from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Some of the show’s greatest hits in the ’70s and ’80s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkleiqrWji0

[LA Times]

There’s not much to say about a primary election that met expectations and validated the campaign narrative. So we’ll let nuked household goods say it for us.

[via Know Your Meme]

I want one in my neighborhood. Preferably in my building:

Swap-o-matic – Promotional Video #1 from Lina Fenequito on Vimeo.

Say, did you know “I Dream of Jeannie” was set in Florida? Do you know why “I Dream of Jeannie” was set in Florida? Because the main characters were astronauts!

Well, except Jeannie, of course. We think she was Muslim.

And with that thinnest of sitcom premises to go on, we welcome you to our Florida GOP Primary Open Thread/Bottle Service. But be careful: If you rub it too much, you’ll go blind.

Newt announces new Florida Faith Leaders Coalition: “Three Florida pastors listed as members of the coalition tell me that they knew nothing about it, had not been contacted by the campaign, and had never agreed to serve in that capacity.” [Religion Dispatches, via @daveweigel]