Sarah Palin and her hubby, Todd, went separate ways Thursday night after John McCain's speech.
Suite talk: Life in the section of the Hilton Hotel where Gov. Sarah Palin's large family is holed up is a hive of activity centering around the Queen Bee, who frequently exchanges cheek kisses or holds hands with her husband, Todd.
Michael Sneed: Alaska’s first dude speaks: Todd Palin, the hunk husband of McCain veepmate Sarah Palin, spoke his first public words since his wife’s nomination at a tribute to John McCain’s wife, Cindy, this morning at the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis.
The Bush connection: John McCain may be trying to distance himself from George Bush, but word is Tucker Eskew, who has been a Bush adviser, was assigned to hit the campaign trail with GOP veepmate Sarah Palin.
Dateline -- St. Paul: Hmmm. Will the next battle for Illinois governor involve two presidential Cabinet members?
$$$$$: The decision to turn the Republican National Convention into a "fund-raiser" for Hurricane Gustav victims is at this juncture: whether to make it a telethon or an Internetathon.
Dateline: Twin Cities -- Sneed hears former President George Herbert Walker Bush, whose son is tanking in the polls, will be the surprise star of the Republican National Convention in Minnesota. His appearance has been kept a secret because the elder statesman was debating whether to attend.
Hmmm: Will John McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as veepmate energize Hillary Clinton's supporters to cross party lines . . . or have the opposite effect?
Dateline -- Denver: . . . The Clinton family -- Bill, Hillary and Chelsea -- got stuck in an elevator Wednesday night, shortly after they left their box at the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being held in Denver.
Sun-Times exclusive: The Clinton family -- Bill, Hillary and Chelsea -- got stuck in an elevator Wednesday night, shortly after they left their box at the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being held in Denver.
Dateline -- Denver: Good grief! Never did Sneed imagine I'd prompt the huge hugfest which spread like mushrooms after rain at the Illinois delegation breakfast here Wednesday.
Dateline -- Denver: Hillary Clinton may have preached party unity at the Democratic National Convention, but hours before she hit the podium -- she addressed a new women's political group and never mentioned Barack Obama's name!
Supreme gesture: The decision by ailing U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, who's battling brain cancer, to attend the Dem National Convention -- which was tipped by Sneed Sunday -- wasn't just a last-minute decision. The trip was planned for weeks.
Dateline -- Denver: Sneed hears former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley had a heavy hand in Obama's selection of Joe Biden as his running mate.
DENVER — Brain cancer not withstanding, Democratic lion Ted Kennedy is here in the Mile High City, and the Massachusetts senator — whose speeches have electrified past conventions — is planning to have a speaking role.
Dateline: Denver -- Word via the Kennedy grapevine is that ailing U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy is still hoping to attend the Democratic convention here -- despite his fragile condition after brain surgery.
In the bowels of my basement is a Ronald Reagan champagne flute, a 1984 Jesse Jackson for President shoelace, a Richard Nixon coffee cup -- and the most prized possession of all, an entry pass to the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.
Hmmm. Is this a classic case of tit-for-tat? Sneed is told Gov. Blago, who was snubbed by the Dem convention by not being given a speaking role by the Obama folks, was just invited to attend Barack Obama's nationwide speech at the Old State Capitol Saturday -- but he ain't gonna go!
A little known fact: If Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is Barack Obama's choice for veep, he will have chosen a man who joined a predominately black Catholic church when he moved to Richmond years ago, where he sang in the church choir.
Sneed hears Iraq war vet Tammy Duckworth, who's being eyed as a replacement for Sen. Barack Obama, is being given a national platform.
Sneed hears rumbles Bill Clinton will keep a very low profile at the Democratic National Convention later this month.
First lady Patti Blagojevich is taking a new job. A paid job. A full-time job.
Sneed hears Mayor Daley and state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will deliver eulogies at the funeral of comedian Bernie Mac this weekend.
Embattled Gov. Blago was hit with a media scrum yesterday while exiting the City Club luncheon at Maggiano's.