I have mixed emotions after an election. On one hand, I'm glad all the shooting and fussing is over -- and that we know who the winners are. OTOH, I find it harder to feed the insatiable maw of the blog beast. Politics, after all, makes the cyber world go round here. Politics will take a break until early January when the annual three-ring circus will start again in Boise -- and candidates for the various county and legislative offices will begin to emerge. Meanwhile, we can spend a few days satisfied that good government has returned to Coeur d'Alene. Now for today's Wild Card ...