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Bill James has a great track record as a county commish (& I think school board). He doesn't give a **** what people think, he's all above-board and firmly anti-establishment. Not sure his health is 100%? but you don't need to be a triathlete to serve in Congress and he's not to be stopped.

Pendergraph reminds me of Dave Reichert. But I know little about him except that he's popular.

I'm a big Ruth Samuelson fan. She's a Mitch Daniels type, acts conservative talks moderate.

I can't imagine Tillis running. Well, yes I could, but I don't think he'd win and he's got a good thing going in the NC House. He's okay but not for Congress, no no.

I like Pittenger, he's a pretty decent guy, 'good neighbor' type, businessman, good NC Senate record.

Don't know Rucho and would be surprised if he ran. But I don't know him, so what do I know?

Jim Pendergraph - former long-time Mecklenburg County sherriff when he was a Democrat (most forgive him for that because you basically have to be a Dem here to get elected sherriff), stepped down to work under Bush in ICE but then quit in disgust when he found out that Bush had no intention to enforce immigration laws. Returned to Charlotte a Republican, is now the only Republican serving Meck Commission At-Large. He seems to be very conservative, he ran for Commission on a platform of drastic spending cuts. Pendergraph is probably the shoo-in to win the primary, between his good reputation and name ID.

Bill James would be an absolute hoot, but I think people would be afraid he'd be the white Vernon Robinson, and could somehow lose the seat. “Everybody knows” that James is a racist, kind of like “everybody knew” that Charles Murray was a racist, 20 years ago...

I doubt that House majority leader Thom Tillis would run for this, even if Pendergraph weren't running, as Tillis wants to run against Hagan in 2014 according to the rumor mill.

Ruth Samuelson and Robert Pittenger would be okay, but Pendergraph will probably be better.

State Sen. Bob Rucho has said he won't run because he's been running the committee in charge of redistricting and it would therefore be a conflict of interest. (A likely slap at Brad Miller.) Anyway, I've reviewed Rucho’s voting record in the past and I don't recall being too impressed - he's one of the least conservative GOP state Senators according to Civitas.

Charlotte city councilman Andy Dulin is apparently thinking it over.

The thought of RINO extraordinaire Edwin Peacock III even running for this makes me want to hurl.

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And while I have your attention, you may want to check out the 3rd district, where RINO Walter Jones is being challenged by New Bern police chief Frank Palombo. Replacing Jones with a real conservative is a must-do.

In other districts: As of right now I'm favoring businessman Mark Meadows over Jeff Hunt in the 11th, and Ilario Pantano over David Rouzer in the 7th. In the 8th and 13th there are some okay choices but no stand-outs.

I hope to make my way out to the mountains this weekend to see the 11th district candidates debate.

I have no idea what's going on in SC-7. Anybody but Andre Bauer, I guess.