THOUGHTS ON THE SECRET SERVICE: "Trump was shot because they let him shoot."

I think that's right. The agents on the ground around Donald Trump may have acted admirably, but my sense is that those in the upper reaches intentionally set up the conditions that allowed the assassination attempt.

JOY! Irrational exuberance soars to new levels.

Two words: Joy Reid.

ID'S FOR ME, just not for thee.

THE EUROPEAN UNION threatens Elon Musk.

Musk responds: Pound sand. [There's plenty in the Middle East.]

SO? IT'S NOT HER MONEY: Kamala's minimum-wage plan could cost $2 billion.

DOUBLE STANDARDS ARE THE BEST STANDARDS because you get twice as many.

Wasn't it Groucho Marx who said something on the order that if you wanted a different set of principles, he had others? Why yes, yes he did.

CRAZY IS THEIR NORMAL. Biden’s return to ‘normalcy’ brought us crazy instead — like Sam Brinton.

STOP FUSSING and unleash the full power of persuasion.

I'm not looking forward to it, but based on Day 1 of the Democrat convention, I rather expect to see some post-birth abortions before it ends.

BLUE ON BLUE: Racism is alive and well in the minds of the progressives.

My tribe is more important than your tribe ... “all tribes animals are equal, but some tribes animals are more equal than others.” (George Orwell, 1945)

WHY THINGS DON'T WORK ANYMORE: Our crisis of institutional competence.

AMMO GRRRLL: Dog-paddling in the slough of despond.

NEWS FROM DAY 1 OF THE DNC:

Next up, Day 2.

I needed that: Tugboat.

THIS ONE TIME, I'll give Planned Parenthood a thumbs-up.

Planned Parenthood Great Rivers (PPGR) ... has deployed its "mobile health clinic" to Chicago to coincide with the DNC convention currently underway. There, it will busy itself preventing radical leftists from reproducing.

For once, they're doing things right.

PRESSTITUTE? Who is Kamala Harris?

That's works for me....

THE KINDEST THING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT THESE DEMOCRATS IS THAT THEY'RE FREAKING NUTS: Vice President Kamala Harris to formally accept Democratic nomination this week.

Scroll down to see.

RANDOM THOUGHT in advance of Kamala Harris' platform rollout. Anyone who considers voting for her is a fool -- or worse.

UPDATE From my 'wayback machine'. No change from 2020.

BECAUSE YOU ARE: They think you're stupid.

At least if you believe anything the Democrats say....

Linked from this Instapundit post.

LAWFARE WORKS BOTH WAYS: Trump to sue the Department of 'Justice' Over Mar-a-Lago raid.

THE KAMALA HARRIS media bubble.