You might want to check out climate records for Eastern WA before asserting that the changes in temperatures and rainfall patterns haven't contributed to the wildland fire problem. Remember even GOP candidates now acknowledge climate change. They hedge their bets a bit on whether or not it's human-caused or not.

Donnie, as a GOP partisan, I know you like to build bogeymen for GOP candidates to run against. Neither candidate seems to fit into the "extreme" category. Both Franz and McLaughlin favor more active management of forest lands. Hilary Franz is a 3rd generation farmer and owns private timberland. McLaughlin has extensive FEMA experience as an instructor in the Incident Command System. Both candidates have promised to look at making DNR lands more productive and profitable. 

I understand that it's fun to run against "extreme environmentalists" but what exactly does that label mean? Theodore Roosevelt would likely fit within that label as it's being used by GOP partisans.