Wild Card/Thursday — 9.20.12

Now that we have the ongoing distraction of Jim Brannon’s seemingly never-ending lawsuit in the rear-view mirror, for the time being, we need to move onto the main event — the 2012 elections. I haven’t seen any yards sprouting political signs yet. Is there an appropriate day to begin putting them out? We’re about 6 weeks out now. The Reagan Republicans are stirring a bit. Raul Labrador is MIA. The local GOP has moved into the old Recall Coeur d’Alene HQ in the Sunset Mall. Otherwise, all is quiet on the north shore. Now for your Wild Card …