The Democrats were looking for someone neutral in the 2008 race when they chose Gov. Kathleen Sebelius two weeks ago to deliver the Democratic response. News from this weekend, however, suggests Sebelius is already for Obama and will officially endorse later this week:

ABC News’ Teddy Davis and Talal Al-Khatib Report: The Democratic Party’s televised response to Monday’s State of the Union will be delivered by a Kansas governor who is expected to endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president later this week, even though Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were looking for a Democrat neutral in the race. The choice of Sebelius was announced two weeks ago before she settled on a presidential candidate but word broke over the weekend that the Kansas Democrat has decided to back Obama over Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. Asked by ABC News on a conference call with reporters if Sebelius would have been given the State of the Union response platform had they known that she was going to endorse, Pelosi and Reid did not directly answer the question.