Wild Card/Thursday — 11.17.11

Dunno whether to applaud or roast Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh for officially launching the 2012 local election cycle Wednesday by announcing his intention to seek re-election. We’ve barely recovered from the City Council elections Nov. 8 (although I doubt Mayor Sandi Bloem will be fully recovered for some time). I suspect McHugh is trying to get out early and line up supporters in an effort to chase off prospective challengers for the GOP primaries in May. On the other hand, it’s a dead time of the year for political junkies. So a little fodder from the county courthouse isn’t all that bad. Now for your Wild Card …