MARILYN STRICKLAND: DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, DENVER, AUG. 26, 10:45 A.M. >>>

Republican heavyweights Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and John Boehner have shown up in Denver. Probably not for skiing.

I just received an email blast from CNN Anchor Paul Begala who writes: “Can you really blame them? While we're all here to celebrate Barack Obama's plans to write the next great chapter for America in the 21st Century, and those guys will be stuck next week at their convention having to celebrate the Bush-Cheney record and John McCain's plan to continue it for another eight years. Which party would you rather be at?”

LINK: Democratic National Convention

Tacoma City Council member Marilyn Strickland is blogging the Democratic National Convention for the Weekly Volcano. She is an Obama delegate.