Daley to Speak at Convention

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley (D) will speak at the Democratic convention in Denver, the party’s convention committee announced this afternoon.

Daley will speak on Wednesday night of the convention, along with former President Bill Clinton, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (S.D.), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

Wednesday night’s theme is “Securing America’s Future.” The Democratic National Convention Committee explains the theme thusly: “Barack Obama offers a new, tough foreign policy that is neither Republican nor Democratic, but is a strong, smart American foreign policy to make our country more secure and advance our interests in the world. Wednesday night