Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters

[Jim Lane]

37. I probably don't know anyone who was there.

I know a few Nevadans but I've never asked them if they were there. Odds are they weren't.

Frankly, the relevance of that question completely escapes me, but you have your answer for whatever it's worth.

The raising of the chair by a Sanders delegate did not further Sanders's political interest. In fact, it would have been harmful to that interest even if it had been accurately reported, i.e., if it had not been lied about. So it's easy for me to condemn it on pragmatic grounds. Beyond that, however, even if there had been an instance of physical intimidation that actually helped my candidate, I would have opposed it. To condemn intimidation or lying only when done by the other side is to maintain an unacceptable double standard.

I've written a really trenchant concluding paragraph, but it would probably get my post removed. At this point, therefore, I'm punching out.