I guess the alternative is to ambush politicians like Rob McKenna, get him on tape saying "Get a job!" and harp on that for weeks and hope the local press catches on. You know, in the event the "reporter" lacks the elementary skills needed to make a stupid video.

There is simply no universe in which I will cease flushing my tampons. Seriously.

@2, right?

Had the tampon discussion on the internet last week. One side had no idea anyone ever flushed them, the other side had no idea people put them in the trash. Both were utterly grossed out by the thought of what the other side did.

I'm a flusher. Never had a plumbing incident.

"You" have never had a plumbing incident, @4?

I think the issue is more about the whole septic system, including the treatment end of things and what ends up in Puget Sound. I suspect they threw in the comment about you might having to pay money as a way to get your attention by making it personal.

Clearly didn't work, since all you apparently heard was -- my toilet works just fine, so I don't have to worry about it.

Being a good community member includes toilet use. Who knew?

(I didn't know one shouldn't flush hair -- I thought it was organic material and therefore fine. Now I'll stop.)

Great article from Jezebel.com on the tampon flushing debate:

Time to Accept Reality and Stop Flushing Tampons Down the Toilet
http://jezebel.com/time-to-accept-realit…

Bleat all you like about it. Putting them in the trash is just not happening in my bathroom. The end. Even legislation would not make me wrap a bloody tampon in TP and "keep" it for some number of days.

Hillary Clinton: 1
Mitt Romney: ∞ (He was mocked as "Rmoney" for a reason)

It's pretty amusing that the RNC is making this joke, when they're considering backing Jeb Bush for 2016. History tells us that another Bush in the White House would be not only nuts, but catastrophic.

I had no idea some women were so freaked out by their own bodies. I never had a problem with wrapping them in toilet paper. But if you do, FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT SOLUTION.

There are diaper pails that deal with baby poop. Make yourself the equivalent of a tampon pail. A little sack. Something.

Start with accepting the way your body works, for pitys sake. This is like internalized homophobia.

Do it for the dolphins.