70,000-plus capacity football stadium originally planned. In the meantime, the other news of the day is that US Olympic star Gabby Douglas will be reading the pledge of allegiance. And what better place to start today's liveblog. Good God, what I wouldn't give for a president who was an admitted agnostic, instead of having to witness this charade in which non-religious leaders feel compelled to show a pious face, regardless of their belief, or lack thereof. What a sorry thing our nation has become by making a person's private religious feelings and beliefs fodder for our speculation and demands. Believe what you will, but for the love of God, please shut up about it. The platform is being amended to maintain consistency with the personal views expressed by the President and in the Democratic Party platform in 2008. Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths. OK, we knew that "honest broker" was already farcical, of course, when it comes to the US and Israel/Palestine, but with the bipartisan support from both parties, by being the only country other than Israel itself to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel, every such credibility is lost... The last two sentences are just fig leaves. I'm sorry, but the video of Villaraigosa is hysterical. He has a deer in the headlights look, unable to comprehend