We’re starting the open convention thread early today, since the demrats have a packed schedule: The Roll Call from Hell, followed by Bubba, followed by Plugz. Our keynote graphic is a rerun of something we ginned up awhile back — the last time we thought we would never have to deal with this soap opera again.

Leahy told Vogel yesterday the media has given McCain a free pass on flubs including mixing up Middle East geography, Shiite and Sunni Muslims, and referring to Russia’s relationship Czechoslovakia — a country that hasn’t existed for 15 years.

“It was the same way with Ronald Reagan in the last few years he was president,” Leahy said, referring to the belief that Reagan experienced early signs of Alzheimer’s disease late in his presidency.

That’s right, and McCain’s going to show communist Russia who’s boss all over again, bitches. [Politico]

Cannot bear to watch. What is happening? (andy85719, 10:43 pm)

What does this color pantsuit mean? (roxy4hill2, 10:43 pm)

Notice how she is shaking her head “no” as she speaks…. (pumetta, 10:48 pm)

IT’S SOO GOOD TO SEE HER AND HEAR HER SPEAK, BUT I REALLY WANT TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES (Rancho, 10:48 pm)

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Like the rest of the media, I’m completely obsessed with the drama Hillary and that husband of hers brought to this election. I slept through last night’s festivites, but I can’t resist liveblogging Hillary’s big convention speech. Senator Clinton is due to take the stage at 10:30. Chris Matthews says her speech is going to be “the most important half hour of the summer.” I don’t know about all that. There’s no way Hillary’s not going to commit career suicide and try to run away with the nomination, but her speech should still be sort of interesting. OK, time for me to start mixing pre-game drinks. I’ll see you guys after the jump.

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It’s Ladies Nite at the Democratic convention (”That’s no lady — that’s my presidential candidate who was cheated out of her nomination by a corrupt political machine!”), and our open demrat thread honors the women who, against all odds, danced up a fuckin’ storm on a Toronto soundstage.