This guy Walz is a gem. He’s the real deal. Trump and Vance must be scared bigly.

Before Joe Biden stepped down, I was more than worried about a Trump victory in November. Now, with Harris leading the ticket, and her excellent choice of Walz, I can now say the Dems will win! Yup, you’ve heard it from a card-carrying pessimist. (But, of course, we call ourselves realists.) Did you see their speeches tonight? One hell of a roll-out.

Yesterday Trump praised the Venezuelan dictator Maduro for lowering crime in Caracas. Whether that’s true or not, the reason, according to Trump, is that Maduro is sending his criminals to the U.S. WTF? So Maduro is great for contributing to our illegal immigrant problem?

#Olympics Time-zone differences create an insurmountable problem for viewers, be it here in the U.S. or elsewhere. TV networks operate in prime time during the week, so events in Europe are already completed before Americans get to see taped versions. Weekends, and real-time broadcasts, are the best, of course.

Steve Kornacki did a good job yesterday showing the value of a country’s hosting the Olympics regarding the increase of their usual medal tally. But one thing I’d like to know: Has any country actually made a profit from hosting them? Is the cost worth the prestige? Gotta admit, though, the venue in Paris this year, using world-famous landmarks as backdrops, was spectacular.

I like creepy. How about putting the two together - creepy weird? Because you can be weird without being creepy, and vice versa.

Weird? Really? Can’t the Dems come up with another adjective for the Trump team that isn’t so lame? C’mon, folks, let’s have some suggestions. Maybe one will get picked up and go viral!

When did “liberal” become a pejorative term? As opposed to “conservative.” Liberals don’t grimace when they say someone’s a conservative. But Republicans portray liberals like they’re dog dirt on the bottom of your shoe.

#politics So, polls tell us that Americans aren’t sure they’re yet ready for a woman as president. Unlike the rest of the world’s democracies. Hmm. But they’re more than ready to elect a man who is a convicted felon? WTF is wrong with us?

Yup. I knew this would happen Trump is making excuses for why he won’t commit to debating Harris. He’s worried, and Harris is right to call the loudmouth out on it.

Now that Biden has left the stage, will the media now turn on Trump - who is now the old candidate with serious cognitive issues, not to mention his legal jeopardy? Or will they focus on Harris as a problematic nominee? We’ll see. Especially if Harris has a minor stumble during the campaign. The Right loves to paint the MSM as liberal, but they miss the point. Yeah, the reporters probably are Democrats to a large degree, but they love to bring down candidates, no matter the party.

If you can still be an “undecided” voter after seeing Trump now and when he was president, bless your hearts. But who cares what you think now that Harris is the nominee for president? You have already shown you’re clueless, so your opinion isn’t worth a grain of salt. Why not just flip a coin? Or better yet, stay home on Election Day.

#politics This morning I heard a name floated for Harris’s running mate: retired admiral James Stavridis. Interesting. I’ve seen him numerous times on Morning Joe. He’s intelligent, thoughtful, articulate, logical in global strategy. He was considered by Hillary for vice president in 2016. He’d be an excellent choice, in my view.

#politics Now the big suspense will be Harris’s running mate. Several candidates floated: Beshear (probably wants it because a continued career in Kentucky unlikely); Kelly of Arizona (but then we’d lose a senator); Shapiro (we need him to stay in Pa); Whitmer (good for winning Michigan, but two women=too much of a good thing); Moore of Maryland (your turn will come, and two people of color would be risky); Cooper of North Carolina (checks all the boxes, and my favorite choice).

#politics Before Joe stepped down, the Dems had two chances to win in November, but Slim had just left town. Now they’re in the driver’s seat. Money is pouring in, Trump is now the too-old candidate with cognitive issues, not to mention his being a criminal and, of course, he’s still the Trump who nobody really likes. Slept well last night!

On a lighter note on this big news day, any golf fans out there who watched the Open on TV this weekend? I see a few hands go up. Okay, what did you think of the coverage? I’m posting this, so obviously I think it sucked.

They’ve been making movies for years featuring women as American presidents. Will this be the time when reality finally catches up with fiction?

Thank you for your service, Joe Biden.