DAVIDKEENE@DAVIDKEENE.NET                               

Is it fun living in a battleground state! One of the presidential candidates is here about every five minutes.

During the Democratic National Convention, my spouse and child made there way to a session unrelated to the Party hi-jinks where a number of the leading women in the Government appeared and spoke- including Hillary. The most interesting speaker turned out to be Nancy Pelosi.

Whenever Ms. Pelosi speaks, she is accompanied by several burly female body guards, who take up strategic positions around the podium. My family members soon discovered why.

As soon as Ms. Pelosi opens her mouth, that is the signal for a Code Pink activist in residence to begin rushing the stage shouting epithets about Pelosi having lied to them about the war or whatever. The body guards are familiar with the drill, and tackle the protestor as soon as she gets close to the stage/podium.

I gather that the scenario is repeated every time Ms. Pelosi is scheduled to speak. It may explain Pelosi’s tendency to go left on every issue. Certainly it has some influence on her.