Hi, Vice President!

CNN has reported that the Kerry campaign has invited Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to be in attendance at tonight's VIce-Presidential Debate in Cleveland. In fact, he'll be sitting in the second row.

Why is that significant?

Leahy's the guy that had the little incident with Dick Cheney on the Senate floor a few months back. Cheney reportedly yelled "Go fuck yourself" at him.

This is the best thing James Carville has ever done.

Also, Salon's War Room is posting this:

Just a few minutes ago, the Democratic National Committee distributed Halliburton hospitality bags to the press corps. The contents included a small box of Tide -- a reminder of how a Halliburton subsidiary charged the military $100 for a 15-pound bag of laundry -- and "your very own no-bid contract."

I thought Democrats were "humorless," though? Guess not. The gloves are really coming off, aren't they?