SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET: 

HORROR – A Tunisian-born terrorist killed an estimated 84 people in Nice, France, today, driving a large truck down a promenade for a mile and mowing down the innocent.   He also fired a semi-automatic rifle.  The attack occurred on Bastille Day, more properly called the French National Day.  It commemorates the storming of the Bastille, a prison in Paris, in 1789, during the French Revolution.  While no claim of responsibility has been made, most terrorism experts believe the attack will be traced to ISIS.  We'll be following this closely.  The Republican convention starts Monday, and there is serious concern about what might happen outside the hall.

BERNIE ISN'T PLAYING HIS PART – From The American Mirror:   The love fest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders lasted about as long as it took to tear down the stage at their “unity” rally on Monday. Sanders gave a speech to the League of United Latin American Citizens in Washington,  DC one day after his appearance with Clinton, and he mentioned her a total of zero times.  That’s zero — with a “Z.”It wasn’t like he didn’t have time to say “Hillary Clinton.” He had 23 whole minutes.  If Clinton loses in November, there will be a bloody fight for control of the Democratic Party. 

NO V.P. CHOICE FRIDAY – Donald Trump announced that he'd name his choice for running mate on Friday at 11 a.m.  He canceled the scheduled announcement out of respect for the French terror victims.  There's no new date set, but virtually all news organizations are reporting that Trump has chosen Governor Mike Pence of Indiana, a solid conservative.  The choice should prove popular, if not exciting, among the party regulars, but vice-presidential candidates rarely make much of a difference in an election.  Trump has largely closed the polling gap with Hillary Clinton, and his chances for victory in November are no longer being written off.

July 14, 2014