MEANWHILE, OVER AT VODKAPUNDIT: Drunkblogging the Debut Dem Debate with Mini Mike. “From where I sit, the nomination still looks like Bernie’s to lose, and so far he’s taken a pulled-punches approach to personal attacks on his fellow Democrats. But Bloomberg has been going after him on the airwaves, and the Sanders camp can’t afford to respond in kind. If Sanders is going to knock Mike off his box, he’ll have to do it in person.”

Tonight it’s not business; it’s personal.

Earlier today I wrote a little something — well, kind of big, actually — for our PJMedia/Townhall VIP members, answering the question on everyone’s mind: What does a Stalin-era Soviet luxury hotel embellished with a different facade on each wing have to do with China’s laggard and hamfisted approach to dealing with coronavirus?

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If not, please enjoy tonight’s drunkblog.