What Kind Of Day Has It Been

• The DNC has settled on Charlotte, NC for the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The selection of Charlotte is obviously a bid by the nascent Obama reelect campaign to hold onto North Carolina--a state Pres. Obama became the first Democrat since Jimmy Carter to win.


• More news that the U.S. armed forces is threatened by the general unhealthiness of the United States. The Army recently revised its training and nutrition guidelines for new recruits because so many are overweight or generally unathletic after childhoods spent on the couch rather than outdoors.


• The March of Millions in Cairo took place today despite the Mubarak regime's efforts to prevent people from reaching Cairo. Al Jazeera English reports that more than a million protesters attended the rally. Protesters began erecting tents in Tahrir Square and there are reports that a football tournament has been setup to keep protesters entertained during coming days' protests. The U.S. has ordered all non-essential personnel out of the country. Mubarak says he will not seek reelection. I would wager that Mubarak's reign is over--what comes next is a good question--the New York Times reports the U.S. is sizing up Mohammed ElBaradei.


• King Abdullah II of Jordan, which has witnessed some protests since the Tunisian revolution began, preemptively dismissed his cabinet. The Hashemite Kingdom has defended itself ruthlessly and effectively in the past.