TGIF Wild Card — 3.23.12

Huckleberries hears … that Duane Rasmussen & other local Republicans who oppose Richard Mack’s speaking engagement at the Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday aren’t going down without a fight. Rasmussen, who was the emcee for this morning’s program featuring legislative candidate Mark Fisher, told the Pachyderms to Google Mack’s name before deciding to attend the Lincoln Day Dinner — the inference being that they’d find Mack’s association with other political groups. Also, Rasmussen noted that many of the top elected Republican officials in the state have claimed “scheduling conflicts” to skip out on the dinner. It’ll be interesting to see if Mack lives up to the fanfare Saturday. Now for the final Wild Card of the work week …