When Bill Clinton spoke to Democratic National Convention delegates and called his newly-nominated wife Hillary "the real thing", was he comparing her to Coca-Cola?

The former president referred to Hillary Clinton as a "change maker." If she happens to be looking for work after November 8, Donald Trump probably could use her in one of his casinos.

Democrats claim the Russians hacked their national committee computers and exposed some embarrassing emails to help the Trump campaign. If the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics wanted to help a candidate in the American presidential election, shouldn't it have been socialist Bernie Sanders?

Hillary Clinton's email scandal followed her to the Democratic National Convention  On the eve of the opening of the four-day meeting in Philadelphia, Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced she would resign as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee at the conclusion of the convention. The development followed the leak of DNC emails which exposed bias against socialist Bernie Sanders and his campaign.


"I didn't say that they were, you know, chopped liver." - President Obama, referring to former presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and George H. W. Bush, defending his assertion that "there has never been a candidate better prepared for the presidency than Hillary Clinton."

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Hillary Clinton's choice of a running mate, had a comeback for critics who branded him as boring. "I am boring," he said, then added: "But boring is the fastest-growing demographic in this country."

When the primaries began to heat up last spring, Donald Trump started calling Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, "Lyin' Ted." After Cruz refused to endorse Trump as the Republican nominee for president, delegates to the national convention gave him a new nickname: "Spoilsport."

Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president, telling voters, "I am your voice." That's more than former New York mayor Rudy Giulani could say. He almost lost his voice after delivering a forceful speech in support of Trump and talking to numerous state delegations.

Roger Ailes resigned as Chairman and CEO of Fox News, in the wake of allegations of sexual harassment of women employees. But he won't be out in the cold. In addition to a severance package of around $40 million, he also will remain with the parent company, 21st Century Fox, until 2018 as a consultant.

What could be more frustrating than a large gathering of politicians who can't shake hands? Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland have been instructed to take precautions because of an outbreak of norovirus, the highly contagious virus that frequently threatens cruise ships. That's why TV viewers will see a lot of fist bumps and "high fives" in the convention arena.

Convention speakers continue to be bugged by embarrassing errors. House Speaker Paul Ryan, handed a paper while presiding, mistakenly read the name of the newly-nominated Donald J. Trump as "Donald Day Trump." At least he didn't say "Doris Day."

Both Ryan and Senate Majority Leader were slow to publicly show support for Trump, but both performed like loyal troupers on the second night of the GOP convention. Ryan said he looked forward to a State of the Union speech with Trump instead of Barack Obama. McConnell told delegates: "With Donald Trump in the White House, Senate Republicans will build on the work we've done ..."

News media digging into the background of Gavin Long, the man identified as the killer of three white Baton Rouge police officers, have turned up evidence that he was angry about police shootings of black suspects, that he was a fan of the sniper who ambushed police in Dallas and that he had been a member of the Nation of Islam. Yet President Obama said, "We don't know his motive."


"Our national conventions are nothing but glorified Mickey Mouse cartoons, and are solely for amusement purposes." - Will Rogers.

It won't be all politics and no play for delegates attending the Republican national convention in Cleveland. The Hill reports a lobbying group is "throwing a series of concerts at the House of Blues on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday." And Monday evening the Distilled Spirits Council and others are sponsoring a bash at the Old County Courthouse.

For an unrelenting advocate of gun control, President Obama does a sorry job of keeping control of weapons purchased by the government (with taxpayers' money, of course). Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, revealed at a hearing of his House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that since 2006 the feds have doled out more than $1 billion on firearms and ammunition and has lost 985 of the weapons. Those missing include Uzis, assault rifles and grenade launchers.

Sarah Palin won't be at the Republican convention in Cleveland, but it's not because she wasn't invited -- so says Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president. Well, she does live in Alaska, and as Trump points out, "it's a long ways away."

The Pokemon Go craze has found its way into the presidential campaign. Hillary Clinton supporters are using the game to register voters in Ohio. A campaign event description says, "go to the Pokestop in Madison Park and put up a lure module, get free Pokemon, & battle each other while you register voters."

Who says you can't have your cake and eat it, too? Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, but he didn't suspend his campaign. "We have begun a political revolution to transform America and that revolution continues," Sanders told his supporters.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hints that she might move to New Zealand if Donald Trump is elected president. The Republican candidate has a better idea. Stung by Ginsburg's attacks on him, Trump tweeted: "Her mind is shot -- resign!"

The memorial service in Dallas was supposed to be about the five victims of a black sniper bent on killing white policemen, but President Obama made it more about him. Obama referred to himself 45 times over the course of his speech.