Quick hits

• Can't say we didn't see this coming, McInnis catching hell for his support for Pinon expansion. Here's what I said in May,

Its way too early to say that McInnis has just cost himself the governor's race should he manage to survive the GOP primary but this is a HUGE political mistake. The Pinon expansion is extremely unpopular with just about everyone in the region. Democrat, Independent, Republican - everyone is opposed to this land grab. It could easily be the Ref A of the 2010 election. Any politican who supported Ref A in 2003 did irreprable harm to their state wide career. It was literally electoral suicide.

• Some moral outrage from Yglesias on climate change, it's good stuff and a nice break from his usual technocratic approach.

• Interesting interview by Ezra with the House Majority leader on the destruction of Congress, or What Hath Newt Wrought?