Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the convention to order. Most of the delegates have taken their seats on the field now. The stadium is filling up.

If it wasn't obvious yet from the banal observations of this post, this is mostly a long afternoon of waiting for the main event.

I really don't envy the TV guys who have to fill all this airtime.

Late Update: No Bruce Springsteen and no Bon Jovi. They'd been reported to be among the performers slated for the evening. Instead we have Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, will.i.am, and Michael McDonald. This is devastating news for TPMtv's Ben Craw.