Obama to Deliver Convention Keynote Address

This Blog has been advocating a more prominent role for Barack Obama in the convention for a while now and our fervent lobbying has paid off.

Bring on Da Coach

As Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass put it: "Those panic-stricken Illinois Republican Party bosses are fascinated by Mike Ditka as a candidate for the U.S. Senate the way drowning men are fascinated by things that float."