Just One Thing: Democratic Chaos
If this is true (see tweet below), the open convention thing is interesting and a big risk for Dems. If someone gets the nomination after a lot of votes and contentiousness, he or she will come out of the convention weakened. That said, without an open convention the only alternative is Harris who isn't much more likely to beat Trump than Biden is. And with an open convention, how many black women will vote for the Dem nominee if they jettison Harris?
Biden’s top officials believe he must drop out as he becomes increasingly isolated | CNN Politics
Five reasons Kamala Harris is probably in if Biden drops out (axios.com)
RNC Night 4: I don't have much to add
OK, I plead "no contest": I was hosting best-selling author Daniel Silva yesterday evening in partnership with the Douglas County Libraries and missed every RNC speech except for Trump's. Not sure that I'll bother listening to them.
Trump's speech was long and, except for his retelling the story of getting shot, fairly boring. He's still Trump though he talked in a slightly less aggressive and angry tone. He did mention Biden twice within a few seconds after his team made a thing of previewing to the media that he wouldn't mention Biden's name...no big deal but interesting. I'm just not gonna take a lot of time breaking down the speech. It was a long list of various policy discussions, almost all of which anyone who has seen Trump speak a few times could have written. Not complaining, just observing, and explaining why I'm not going to spend a lot of time analyzing it.
Today's Guests
Rep Lauren Boebert (R-CO) joins me from Milwaukee to react to Thursday night's RNC speech by Donald Trump (and perhaps to other speeches as well.)
Intrepid Chad Bowar from the KOA News Team joins me to lighten the mood a bit with a segment about songs that have titles that do not appear in the lyrics. (This was inspired by a brief conversation about the Clash song "Train in Vain".
Other Stuff
Offered without comment: Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Russian Prison After Wrongful Conviction - WSJ
Wow: Israeli officials: Tel Aviv drone strike claimed by Houthis (axios.com)
A couple of things I didn't get to yesterday:
Amazing science, potentially a true revolution in the treatment of certain cancers: Immunotherapy Is Transforming Cancer Treatment and Oncology (nymag.com)
California is still California-ing:
Southern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new transgender law (nbcnews.com)
Least surprising headline of the month: Xcel unsure it can meet clean-energy goals at the cost it promised (coloradosun.com)
Unsurprising: Biden allies retaliated against a Dem who called for him to step aside - POLITICO
Orange Crush! Rare orange lobster survives Pueblo Red Lobster (coloradosun.com)
Your morning chuckle: People in stitches over birth announcement sign with 'rude' name - as they say baby is 'doomed' - Mirror Online
Everything is freakin' expensive. (And they have no proof that "climate change" is the cause.) Home insurance costs higher in Colorado - Axios Denver
That's a lot of money for these bones: Stegosaurus fossil from Colorado fetches nearly $45M, setting record for dinosaur auctions - The Colorado Sun
Shows how vulnerable we are on a huge scale to software issues: Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits banks, telecoms, media | Reuters
Dictator's gonna dictate: China's AI progress stalls due to government censorship (axios.com)
US's favorite ice creams: Instacart Dips a Cone into Summer Ice Cream Flavors
(What's your favorite, excluding vanilla and chocolate?)
Excellent way to divorce your cheating husband, especially when your father rules the country: Dubai Princess Appears to Divorce Husband Via Instagram Post (people.com)
Instagram account of Dubai princess announces divorce (bbc.com)
I get that we're in a brave new world, but stories like these about college students annoy me: CU's Shilo Sanders showcases Tesla Cybertruck in CU colors | CU Buffs | denvergazette.com
Today's Video
Fascinating: Video: Watch Indigenous tribe in Peru emerge from Amazon rain forest (usatoday.com)