SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

MAJOR PIGLET NEWS:  From Fox:  "Hundreds of piglets were on the loose in southern Ohio Monday night after a semi tractor-trailer transporting them overturned.  WXIX, citing Greene County dispatchers, reported that the accident took place at around 7 p.m. local time Monday on State Route 35, east of Dayton. The station reported that two people were inside the truck at the time, and the passenger was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries.  Several police and fire agencies from surrounding areas were attempting to round up the piglets, who scattered into a wooded area by the site of the road."  Hillary Clinton rushed in and immediately registered all the piglets to vote.

FADE-OUT:  From showbiz411.com:  "The Tony Awards were down 25% last night from last year, the lowest ratings ever for the telecast. Lack of a star host was the issue, as Alan Cumming and Kristen Chenoweth were fun, but had no pull. Total viewers were just over 6 million– that’s not a lot of eyes...NBA Finals, Game 2, had 15.65 million viewers."  It didn't help when the magnificent "An American in Paris," with its Gershwin music, lost out to "Fun Home," a gay- and gender-based musical.  Great way to attract middle America. 

BERNIE? – From The Politico:  "Hillary Clinton is crushing the rest of the Democratic presidential field in national polls, but over the weekend, in a Wisconsin straw poll, there was reason to give the Clinton camp pause and the Bernie Sanders camp hope — Sanders scored a strong second-place finish with 41 percent of the vote, to Clinton’s 49 percent.  The Vermont senator, a self-described democratic socialist and a long shot for the White House, received 208 of 511 delegate votes at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention in Milwaukee on Saturday, while Clinton won votes from 252 of the delegates, leaving her just short of a majority."  Hey, you never know.  What if the Dems nominate a socialist for president?  I'll tell you this:  At least Bernie is honest about his beliefs.  Obama is a socialist, but covers it up. 

June 8, 2015