And J.D. Vance is that guy.

God bless all the moaners, groaners, and the double-belly-aching Greek chorus who cannot begin to stop with their doomcasting about Trump's vice presidential nominee pick.

Go jump in a lake.

This kid - and he's a kid to me - is rockin' the house.

Audience member: "Where's your teleprompter?"

Senator @JDVance: "Ma'am, I don't need a teleprompter. I've actually got thoughts in my head, unlike Kamala Harris." pic.twitter.com/4khTHd4NSy

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 28, 2024

He's smart as a whip, so dang sharp, he's always "on," and he's always personable. Look at him come blasting into the room from a steaming hot rally yesterday.

💝🇺🇸💝
Loves, loves, LURVES!!! https://t.co/Ew8zxyYTKY

— tree hugging s*ster 🎃 (@WelbornBeege) August 28, 2024

People want to see him, too. Sure, Trump's the big dawg draw, we all know that. But it's really great when your running mate can pull an enthusiastic crowd on his own and then have them eating out of his hand.

The @JDVance event here on Cranberry and 18th in Erie at Team Hardinger 60 yr plus logistics trucking warehousing co.—employees over 150 people at 3 different facilities here in the city of Erie Pennsylvania — owner in 2nd photo Erie boomerang who came back to raise family pic.twitter.com/LsPk9wNzEM

— ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) August 28, 2024

Don't they love it when he defends not just Trump but things Americans believe in and cherish?

Like Gold Star families and their right to mourn and remember when, how, and with whom they choose.

🔥JD Vance: "To have those 13 Americans lose their lives and not fire a single person is disgraceful...Kamala Harris is so asleep at the wheel that she won't even do an investigation into what happened but wants to yell at Donald Trump for showing up. She can go to HELL!" pic.twitter.com/5D4xDsZCaq

— Andrew Surabian (@Surabees) August 28, 2024

I've been fighting this battle all day with shrieking, blue-voting, spittle-flecked flying monkeys. 

Vance did my own Gold Star heart good right there.

These regular folks feel him - that's no Yale guy there. That's someone they can talk to and someone they still feel remembers being one of them.

JD understands western PA

— Crazeedi73 (@crazeedi73) August 28, 2024

Yeah. Regular.

.@JDVance has a beer with a supporter at @GordonsButcher pic.twitter.com/hxPmZWK8A7

— Taylor Van Kirk (@taylorvankirk) August 28, 2024

Happy. Real. 

.@JDVance brings supporters root beer floats at @awrestaurants in Big Rapids pic.twitter.com/lnTdukgomd

— Taylor Van Kirk (@taylorvankirk) August 27, 2024

Zinging away. First that stunt with AirForce Two - still a gutbuster.

And then cracking on Kamala non-stop.

Senator @JDVance figured out why Kamala is so joyful 🔥

“She went from getting NO votes for President and having to drop out, to getting no votes for president and becoming the Democrat nominee — all without lifting a finger. No wonder Kamala's joyful.”pic.twitter.com/jdIXHVIkN2

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 27, 2024

Marines are known as "No better friend, no worse enemy" for a reason. Doesn't always have to be bullets.

The perfect foil for Trump and a whale of a retail politician in his own right. Judging by how much the folks in East Palestine care for him, he is one decent human being, too.

He always seems to find time to answer one more question or give a more than complete answer to yours. You know Dana Bash hates him, and Kristen Welker is no fan.

Who hasn't he smiled at through an interview with as he gently eviscerated them?

This guy is a gift, I swear. And he's getting looser as the days blow by. It's glorious.

I can't wait to see him up against Walz - the contrast will be amazing. I think they're gonna have to put Walz on downers or something just so he can hold still long enough to answer questions. He always comes off as so over-amped in high-stress situations, doesn't he? And there Vance will be - at the other podium, beatifically smiling.

Do cobras smile before they strike?

We could find out.

I did not expect things to be this much fun.

Hot dawg.