I just received an email from the Young Democrats of America, encouraging me to sign up for their national convention in Chicago next month. A few elements of their press release struck me as odd:

Thursday’s General Session, which will start at 5pm, will feature speeches by Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, Stacy Vasquez, DNC Vice-Chair Ray Buckley and Tennessee Governor Steve Beshear, along with speeches by the Candidates for Vice-President, secretary and treasurer of YDA.
Friday’s General Session, beginning at 6pm, will host Mayors Richard Daley and Julián Castro and Professor John Powell as well as speeches by the Candidates for YDA’s President, Executive Vice-President and Vice President.
Saturday, the last full day of the Convention will be filled by General Session which begins at 9:30am and runs until 5:30 with an hour and a half break at noon. Saturday’s General Session will hold the election for YDA’s national Officers and will also feature speeches by IFLRY president Paola Silva and President Bill Clinton.

Perhaps Senator Gillibrand won’t be the least bit bothered by her “Congresswoman” billing. At least she was spared the unthinkable indignity of being called ma’am.

The governor of Tennessee is Phil Bredesen. The governor of Kentucky is Steve Beshear. In fairness, the Young Dems’ press office may have simply been performing the brand of geographical wizardry made famous by the current DNC chairman. Plus, those southern red states are all pretty much the same — right?

– How much must it burn Bill Clinton that in Obama’s Democratic Party, he’s been reduced to a third-paragraph afterthought? ”Come see IFLRY president Paola Silva….and oh yeah, President Clinton’s going to talk, too.”

Nice work guys. Hey, I hear the White House is hiring.