Toddling town

 Don't ask me what toddling is.  I only know that Chicago was on fire last night in a good way, no cow, no lantern.

Has anyone noticed how flat-out funny these Democrats are?  They can land a joke with the best of the pros, and they're not afraid to work a little blue, as when Barack Obama went after Trump's obsession with, uh, crowd size.


You could practically hear the ketchup hit the screen.

Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel connected with all women when she told the Supreme Court, "You can pry this wedding band off my cold, dead, gay hand.  And I'm retaining a lot of water, so good luck with that."

Hakeem Jeffries compared Trump to an old boyfriend who won't go away:  "Bro, we broke up with you for a reason."  

Pete Buttigieg observed that Americans "demand more from our politics than a rerun of some TV wrestling death match" -- a swipe at Hulk Hogan as well as Trump.

By way of comparison, here's J.D. Vance at a deli in Kenosha, Wisconsin:  "You have any food here you really don't like?  We'll take some and feed it to the journalists on the plane."  The MAGA contempt for journalists equaled by the implication that Tenuta's serves spoiled potato salad -- if you think that's uncomfortable, watch Mr. Smooth try to interact with a donut shop employee in Valdosta, Georgia. 

Worlds collided when Tim Walz gave his acceptance speech last night.  Preceded by a group of his former football players and played on by his campaign song "Rockin' in the Free World" (with the permission of Neil Young), he introduced himself to America -- again, a little too late in the evening -- and described the pain of struggling to have children.  "Hope, Gus and Gwen, you are my entire world and I love you," he said.  Gus, who lives with ADHD and other difficulties, stood up and shouted, "That's my dad!"  His tears appalled Ann Coulter...

...a post she thought it wise to delete when the twitterverse began howling for her blood.  As the comedians say, read the room, Ann.  And nobody cares what you think of this picture of Walz mending his favorite flannel shirt.  Are men even allowed to sew?


Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) died yesterday.  He was 87.  No more tweets like this.









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