OK, let’s address the 800-pound elephant in the room right away – the Democrats’ email scandal.

Never write anything you wouldn’t say in public. Never send an email containing sensitive information that should be exchanged in person. And make sure that when you exchange information in person, that that person you exchange it with can be trusted.

Remember: The best-kept secret is the one you share with no one.

I don’t care if the Russians hacked the Democrats’ emails, or if the dog ate their homework. It was stupid of Dems in disarray to try to micromanage the process and weight it toward frontrunner Hillary Clinton – and, if they were going to do that, they shouldn’t have put it on the oh-so-secure internet, should they?

Having said that, I was immediately struck on night one by the difference in tone between the two conventions. ...