Despite the patriotic tone of some of the top speakers at the Democratic National Convention, no U.S. flags were flying on the massive stage the first evening. Coincidentally six flags disappeared from poles atop the Philadelphia City Hall and a city official told the Daily Caller they had been moved to the Democrats' whingding.

Hillary Clinton unleashed a charm offensive on her climactic evening closing the Democratic National Convention. The woman Donald Trump branded as "crooked Hillary" was a symbol of purity in an all-white designer pants suit. With a model's hair and makeup job, she looked like a million dollars (four speaking fees). Introduced by her loving daughter Chelsea, the mother of her grandchildren, Hillary delivered an hour-long laundry list of promised goodies and a soak-the-rich plan to pay for them. Now let the games begin.

After finally giving up his valiant battle to win the Democratic nomination for president, socialist Bernie Sanders has gone back to flying his true colors. Less than 24 hours after caving in to the Clinton machine he told reporters he will return to the Senate as an Independent.