In my upcoming Punditwatch column, I’ll be noting the nascent secession movement in Loudoun County. Residents of the western part of the county, angry at rampant development moving in from the east, want to secede and form a new county called Catoctin.

That got me thinking about gubernatorial candidate Russ Potts, involved in a bit of secessionism of his own. The proposed Catoctin County is awfully close to Potts’ current Senatorial District. Where does he stand?

I asked Marc Fisher, Potts confidante and Washington Post columnist:

Brandermill, Va.: How does Sen. Russ Potts feel about the Catoctin secession movement?
Marc Fisher: I don’t know, but my bet is that he loves the idea, at least in theory. I will ask next time I talk to him.

Sen. Potts has said that only he and God could say whether he was a Republican. Maybe he’ll tell Fisher where God stands on Catoctin.