2008 Republican Convention

Plans are already coming together for the 2008 presidentail conventions. The republicans will host their convention 4 days after the democrats. The Republican National Convention will start on Sept. 1 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (This happened without an agreement from the parties, so the two conventions ended before the U.S. Senate was dissolved.)

The only major party conventions to take place before the 2008 Summer Olympics ended were held at venues to follow, which didn't require people to arrive in time to do any serious partying. For instance, the DNC held on Labor Day, when its delegates were...