1. KENTUCKY GOVERNOR BESHEAR ON THE DSA: 60 seconds

Skip straight past the first 98 seconds to 1:38 and watch as he opines on the Democratic Socialists of America.  Executive summary:  It’s a big tent.  What divides Democrats Bernie Sanders and Mark Warner (say) is NOTHING compared with what unites them.  (And, yes, some of the DSA platform planks, though well-intentioned, are cuckoo.)

He says it so well.

Beshear 2028?

Or perhaps Ossoff 2028?

2. PRESIDENT CLINTON ON SENATOR OSSOFF ON TRUMP

Remember when we had a president who balanced the budget, raised the minimum wage, oversaw the creation of 22 million new jobs, saw dictators as our adversaries and diversity as our strength?  A president who signed the Assault Weapons ban, staffed his administration with serious, competent people — and led the free world with dignity and grace?  Never belittling adversaries as scum or vermin?  Never mocking the disabled?

Try to take the time to watch.  A really important 20 minutes.

AND — ASTONISHINGLY — IS FAKE.   Scary what AI can do.  Though in this case, whoever wrote that speech, whether human or AI, did a heck of a job.

3. HAVE DRINKS WITH DAVID LETTERMAN?

He once made me sit on a whoopee cushion, way back when he had a morning show.  Now, in recompense — and to help save democracy — he is very graciously special-guesting a small gathering with Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the country, who just might be the next junior Senator from the great state of Kansas.

Me-mail me in case you had some luck with HYMC or CHRB or RNGE and could be in New York September 15.  Otherwise, meet Adam virtually and — if you become as excited as I am — toss some more-human-size contribution into the pot.

Kansas has a Democratic governor, after all, so this is hardly a crazy idea.