Liveblog tonight!

I plan to liveblog tonight's RNC proceedings in much the same way that I liveblogged Obama's speech, using CoverItLive. I will also probably do a separate chat window thingy, like I did then. (I'm trying to find a service that will actually save the chat for archival purposes, as CoverItLive does with the liveblog. Please let me know if you happen to know of one.)

I'll start the liveblog by 9:00 PM EDT, if not sooner, so I can liveblog Huckabee, Romney, Giuliani and Palin -- who, incidentally, will be "accepting" a nomination she won't have received yet -- followed by my favorite part of the convention, the roll call.

Alas, I don't think anything in the GOP roll call can possibly live up to the most hilarious moment of the Democratic roll call, as related by Dave Barry:

One highlight of Wednesday's roll call was when John Knutson, chairperson of the Maine Democratic Party, said -- and I am not making this quote up -- "The sun comes up in Maine first in the nation. And we feel very honored to be . . . to have that as our singular . . . whatever. Privilege."

Maine: The Whatever State.

In fairness to Mr. Knutson, it seems he was stalling for time while Hillary Clinton rushed to the convention floor in time for the New-Mexico-to-Illinois-to-New-York dog & pony show that ended the roll call. Regardless, it was the most entertaining roll-call moment since at least 1996, when a Louisiana delegate at the Republican convention randomly voted for Robert Bork.

Anyway... come back tonight for the liveblog!