I keep getting overwhelmed by events, so the series of posts I plan to do on major issues keeps getting pushed off. (I have one on inflation half-finished, and plan another one on the border and immigration.)
But this was an amazing week. Last Monday morning, President Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race wasn’t even 48 hours old, and it wasn’t clear at all how things would shake out. But this week, Kamala Harris unified the Democratic Party behind her candidacy. None of the rival candidates pundits had fantasized about stepped up to challenge her, and she’ll go into the Democratic Convention with the support of a large majority of delegates.
Perhaps even more important, Democratic hope and energy exploded this week. The Harris campaign raised money and signed up volunteers at a record pace. New voter registrations also surged, though they didn’t quite reach the levels the Obama campaign achieved in 2008. Potential VP choices for Harris fanned out across the news shows, competing to show how well they can articulate the Democratic message and take the offensive against Trump and Vance.
So that’s one post, “The Harris Surge”, which I’m aiming to get out around 11 EDT.
Before that, though, I plan to post an article on J. D. Vance’s rough week, and why I believe he deserved it, even if he never actually did have sex with a couch. (I think we can’t repeat that often enough: J. D. Vance did not have sex with a couch. He does not pose a threat to the sofas of America.) “Couches, cat ladies, and J. D. Vance” should be out by 9 or so.
That leaves a bunch of stuff to the weekly summary, which I hope to get out between noon and 1.
The Weekly Sift 
Comments
What is your evidence that Vance didn’t have sex with a couch?
Even the AP had retract its statement.
Of course there is the question of what sex means. I mean would it count if he just sucked on a pillow?
Or would it require actual genital/Naugahyde contact?
What about sleeping on the couch and getting an “accidental” wedgie?
How old was the couch? Over 18?
</snark>
The part that seems clearly not true is that he confessed to “sex with a couch” in his book. But I’m sure there are lots of things that didn’t make it into the book.