One day down and three more to go here in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. Below are some of the top moments of Day 1 for DCist (and a couple lowlights for good measure). Sen. Ted Kennedy's speech, obvs. The expectations going in were that this would be the senator's final public speech -- but Kennedy walked out on stage and continued standing during his entire speech, defying expectations that he would look different,......

It may not be as desirable as hottest rock star wife or as prestigious as greatest novel, but our own Congressman Jim McDermott has been named the 38th worst American. In a new book by conservative author Bernard Goldberg the 100 worst Americans are ranked, from Michael Moore (number 1) to Hippie O'Flagburner (number 100). Goldberg told the AP that McDermott had made the list because of his visit to Baghdad in the fall......