I haven't been paying too much attention to the democratic convention. As far as I'm concerned, John Kerry would have to commit a terrorist act himself in order to lose my vote, so whatever anybody says at this convention is irrelevant to me. I got to attend the last convention as a staffer. Some of the parties I got to go to were fun, but for the most part, my experience there helped cement my distaste for the lesser of two evils party. But, much more interesting than the coverage of the speakers' podium are the stories of people who are actually attending. And thanks to good old blogging technology, people are telling those stories and getting them out much quicker. The DNC even gave press credentials to some bloggers this year. Even my old DNC boss there has a blog, though he rarely has time to post anything, let alone any juicy inside stuff. I'll post links to convention bloggers as I find them. For now, Exit Stage Left has some guest posters who are there and telling interesting personal accounts. See also my video (22mb realvideo) from the 2000 convention and protests, featuring Rage Against the Machine.