The Deep Fish...

...appear to be lining up for Rick Noriega. This is a good thing; I respectfully submit that Noriega will make a better candidate than Mikal Watts (whose arguments in favor of himself are neatly deconstructed by Vince from Capitol Annex here). For one thing, Noriega's back story is better ("war veteran" as opposed to "trial lawyer"). For another, he seems to grok teh interwebs. And, finally, let's be blunt, he fits the growing demographic trend in this state.