| By Clem Guttata
A few thoughts this fine sunny morning...
Campaigns
* Charlie Cook's reality-based view of why the DCCC is still confident about holding onto a House majority in Nov. (1) There aren't that many seats up for grabs, (2) Dems have done well in special elections and (3) the GOP doesn't have the $$ it needs to compete in enough races.
* Ballot order matters, but only a little bit. I think Ken Hechler and Mac Warner were the biggest winners and John Raese the biggest loser in the ballot order lottery for WV-SEN special election. What do you think?
DEMOCRAT:
Ken Hechler
Sheirl Fletcher
Joe Manchin, III
REPUBLICAN:
Thomas Ressler
Harry C. Bruner, Jr.
Frank T. Kubic
John R. Raese
Daniel Scott Rebich
Kenneth A. Culp
Albert Howard
Lynette Kennedy McQuain
Scott H. Williams
Mac Warner
MOUNTAIN:
Jesse Johnson
Climate
* It's really hot out. It's been a summer full of really hot. I fear for how many summer sequels are ahead in the upcoming decades--today's weather is annoying and inconvenient, but if this becomes a new normal it spells all sorts of trouble.
* Just like Duncan Black says: "I'm sure there are very good reasons a stupid hippy like me can't understand why the government can't directly hire thousands of people to go knock on doors and paint roofs white, but I have no idea what they are."
* In more positive news, here's a really encouraging development about using solar power as baseload electric power.
Conflagration
* Mitch Albom gets it exactly right on the Sherrod fiasco: "If a house is burned to the ground ... first you blame the guy who started the fire, right?"
What's new in your hollar?
Rock Lack, WV by respres
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