From the Big Tent

The center of Denver's DNCC blogosphere is without a doubt The Big Tent, a venue hosted by DailyKos and ProgressNow.  The Big Tent provides workstations, wi-fi, food and beverage and plenty of opportunity for folks whose paths usually only cross in packet form over network cables to congregate and trade tips.

I'm sitting there as I type this, and there is blogging going on all around me (photo left).  Quite a scene.

But at the DNCC, even at the center of the ordinarily decentralized progressive blogosphere, one can't go far without running across celebrities of the political variety.­

Among them, spotted just moments after entering the tent, was former Alabama Governor and Karl Rove/Bush DOJ smear target Don Siegelman (at left in photo, talking with other big tenters).

Sightings of familiar Missouri political celebrities as well, as Fired Up co-founder Senator Jean Carnahan and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan, along with husband Juan Carlos Antolinez were exiting The Big Tent just as I arrived.

May try to catch one or more of the tremendous panels that are being held at the Big Tent as the week goes on.  It's a beehive of activity, with the people who make thye progressive blogosphere run seemingly feeding off one another.  Good stuff.