Say hello to Addiestan (Adele Stahn.) She will be blogging the convention without credentials, as she's one of those who got an acceptance letter followed by a letter advising that the first letter was a mistake. We've added her to our convention blogroll on the left side of TalkLeft.

I mean, they really couldn't have wanted to shut out a liberal feminist who's been dogging the right for--let's not say how many years. Especially when only seven of the 33 bloggers the party credentialed are female, right? (Count 'em, girls, that's nearly 80-percent testosterone.) I mean, surely, they couldn't have meant to treat a friend this way.

So, I'm heading to Boston with my iBook. From whence I'll blog, who knows? You see, the great thing about blogging is, you don't need no stinking badges. Whatever happens to you, wherever you wind up, whomever you meet, that's what you write about. So, I'll be writing the story that presents itself, as it happens. Stay tuned.

Welcome, Adele.