I went into Saturday's Minneapolis DFL convention as a strong Schiff supporter, and we all know how that turned out by now. So what follows is not neutral, although I'll do my best to be even-handed.
There is a physical phenomenon called an "event horizon," in which an object cannot be affected by an outside observer. The object is being pulled by a gravitational force from which escape is impossible. From an observer's standpoint, the object appears to slow down and not move at all, while the object itself experiences events in real time. Event horizons are most commonly observed at the point of no return of a black hole, but can also be experienced by attending a citywide DFL convention.
The "event horizon" for me was when one minute turned into forty-five, which astute observers already know happened when...
