Let Warner Be Warner

There's worry that Mark Warner's keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention won't sound quite the right note, that it will be too bipartisan, not meaty, not angry.

I say count to 10 folks, be patient, the Democrats are warming up and Mark Warner being from Virginia, a decidedly purple place, is going to sound just the right notes for tonight. This is strange territory, it's not quite the North or the South, and not quite Red or Blue anymore (though I'm hoping like mad it will be a BLUE violet after November). And he is trying to get a job, that of US Senator from a decidedly purple place.

What's more we are a big tent. Unlike the Dark Side, we can and should have diversity not just in terms of race and gender, but in how we get things done and get our message across. Everyone has a purpose in this.

After this warm up, the zingers will come. Tomorrow night in prime time.