Capito's Challengers start appearing...

Nah, not too early in the election cycle to start planning these things out... WV State Sen. John Unger from the Eastern Panhandle is thinking of making his move.
From Charleston Daily Mail:

National and state Democrats are priming state Sen. John Unger for a potential run against U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito next year.
But Unger, D-Berkeley, says he's only considering the option at this time and has not made a definitive decision.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, including its chairman, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., met with Unger a few weeks ago to discuss a possible run for Capito's 2nd Congressional District seat in West Virginia.

The committee says Unger has its support if he decides to throw his hat into the race.

Not a bad possibility, though I don't hear that many great things about Unger.
Whatever gets Capito out, and it is good to see that without Rahm Emanuel running things, we have a serious DCCC chair in Van Hollen who recognizes the potential of the WV-2.

Wolfowitz very popular everywhere he goes...

Paul Wolfowitz, one of the biggest contributors to the very poor state of affairs in the world today, is not having such a heckuva time at his current cushy position, President of the World Bank.

Let's read some more from NYTimes:

Paul D. Wolfowitz’s tenure as president of the World Bank was thrown into turmoil on Thursday by the disclosure that he had helped arrange a pay raise for his companion at the time of her transfer from the bank to the State Department, where she remained on the bank payroll.

You mean he's a corrupt asshole? I couldn't even begin to imagine!

But Maybe he made an honest mistake apologizes, I'm sure that will smooth things over right? Let's see:

Earlier, the bank’s staff association had declared that it was “impossible for the institution to move forward with any sense of purpose under the present leadership.” The association had helped spearhead an investigation into Ms. Riza’s transfer and raise, details of which came into the open in the last 24 hours.

The events injected a new ugliness into what had already been a bitter rift between Mr. Wolfowitz and many of the bank’s employees, who have questioned his suitability for the job as a former deputy secretary of defense and architect of the Iraq war, and have challenged many of his policies at the bank, especially those cracking down on corruption in which he suspended aid to several countries without consulting the board.

Poor Wolfy, can't seem to get a break.

This man, among many others should be run out of town and never take part in form of international governance ever again. Never.

A lesson for all Political Newbies

This is a funny lesson learned for someone entering politics- file your damn paperwork, on time! Check this out from the Charleston Gazette:

But the Democrat failed to file any of the other required reports on time. His pre-primary report, due by April 29 last year, was not filed until May 10. His post-primary election report, due by June 9, did not arrive until Aug. 30. And, his post-general election report that was due by Dec. 8 was not filed until Feb. 12.

Beakes said his office began the $25-a-day late fine in January 2006. The office has not gone back prior years on any group or candidate, he said.

Political action committees and candidates are supposed to file two financial reports prior to the May primary election and one afterward. They then do the same for the general election in November.

Having run for a less than important office of Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, I could have been this guy.

But this is not a bad move Secretary of State Betty Ireland's part. She is enforcing what the law says. She is also crakcing down on PACs, which should be a top priority:

Beakes said the staff is tired of people and PACs filing their campaign financial disclosures persistently late — leaving their opponents in the dark about their finances — and are now cracking down with fines.

There are 19 “out of roughly 1,500 PACs and candidates” that are “habitual late-filers,” Beakes said. The office has notified all of them they now owe fines.

“They’ve filed all their reports, but they’ve been severely late,” he said.

Well, efficacy in state office. Howabout it? Makes for a stronger candidacy for possible statewide office. Not questioning motives, just pointing it out...

Update: Here are some of the other people getting fined:

Derrick W. Love of Weston faces a fine of $1,200 for filing late, while Brian Louk of Morgantown must pay a fine of $375.

Leading the way for PACs is the state Democratic County Chairs Association, which now owes a $1,600 fine, and the Triple AAA 2002, a PAC headed by Helen Midkiff of Chapmanville. The latter group reportedly paid a number of people $50 to canvass door-to-door and take people to the polls in Logan County.

Other PACs and the fines levied against them include the Lincoln County Republican Executive Committee, $800; the Logan County Republican Executive Committee, $775; the Nicholas County and the Wayne County Republican executive committees, both $755; City of Charleston Democratic Executive Committee, $550; United School Service Employees Association, $475; Lincoln County Federation of Teachers, $250; Local Union 5958 of the United Mine Workers, $250; West Virginia Democratic Legislative Council, $250; the Housing Political Action Committee, $250; Marion County Democratic Executive Committee, $200; Equal Justice, $150; KIDSPAC, $150, and West Virginia Unity, $125.