Mom may have given the big speech, but little Piper stole the show. Is it just me, or does this six-year-old make the Republican party a little more tolerable?

Prosperity was the RNC’s official theme on Wednesday. And the unofficial theme? Better get down on those knees and start begging for forgiveness, you sick, sorry, good-for-nothing, beside-the-point “media” types.

No one pays attention to the pollsters, except when we like what they have to say. According to this totally legit poll, Obama has a narrow lead in two of the three battleground states. As for that other state — the one that decided the last election — well, the heat is on. It’s a straight-up tie.

The quake hit back in May and Chinese officials are just now acknowledging that — okay okay, the schools that crumbled to the ground during the shake were kinda sorta built . . . quickly.

MTV just spilled the beans on a well-kept secret: “It’s Britney, B*tch.” Ms. Spears will be the first thing viewers see when they tune into the VMAs this Sunday. It’ll be just like last year! Remember last year? There’s something to be said for an opening act who can’t remember where she is or why the heck these clubbers (ahem, backup dancers) are so in-synch . . . wait, what y’all?

And McCain will speech it up tonight and close out the RNC the only way he knows how — town-hall style, yo. Be there or be . . . selling out seats at Invesco Field. Mmm-hmm.