Great show. I've been watching it on the BBC Pariamentary channel, given over to the convention this week, since Parliament is not in session.

A bit like a massive version of the Muppet Show, what with all the weaving flags and the idiosyncratic spokespeople popping up to say their bit, who would have been leading up to an inspirational speech by Kermit in Mr Smith goes to Washington mode.

But that's not a put down, whatever it may sound like - I think the Muppets represent a lot of what is best about America. So did Frank Capra movies.

I breathed a sigh of relief when it was all over. Kept thinking of those nuts with sniper rifles who got picked up a couple of days ago, and looking at the size and shape of that stadium, and imagining how a Hollywood movie with like that woudl have been likely to unfold.