[Dales]

Let me try this again. I had some screwups in the last post so I had it pulled.

[Clintonfatigued]

I don't enjoy saying this, but West Virginia voted for George W. Bush mainly because of Federal Distrcit Judge Charles Haden. He ruled that mountaintop mining, vital to the economy, violates federal environmental laws. This put the whole local mining industry at risk, and the local economy as well. Haden is a Clinton appointee, if I'm not mistaken, and the Clinton administration supported him. For Gore, it was more than a shot in the foot, it was a shot in the heart. Gore made things worse for himself here by his support for gun control, abortion, and gay marriage, but they didn't tip the scales by themselves. Haden's ruling has been overturned by a higher court and the issue is yesterday's news. Now job losses to outsoursing is the big issue, and Senator Robert Byrd (a local icon) despises Bush. It's hard for me to imagine Bush winning here in 2004.

[onyx]

This one is perfect and you're now an expert "pinger" as well.

[AntiGuv]

I'm confused. North Dakota was in Installment One. In the Installment Seven version that got pulled, Montana was where North Dakota is now.

You are making my brain hurt.. ;)

Still excellent work. Keep 'em coming!

[JLS]

Boy you got this one posted sooner than I thought. Good work. Can I get on your ping list?

[Neets]

Here ya go Ping!