Everything will be bigger and grander than in years gone by. Democrats like to accuse Republicans of being way behind the times, and that may be true in terms of this year's entertainment. Even the music ranges from rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd to Cuban-born pop star Jon Secada. It's like the Olympics are coming up. But others are resigned to going home exhausted.
Fifties attire is welcome.
The Temptations will perform. More than 1.5 million lights on 59 boats representing every state and territory will illuminate the Delaware River. Monday Official convention business kicks off at Comcast-Spectacor's First Union Center. Also doing tournaments are Majority Whip Tom DeLay and Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, as well as the National Republican Senatorial Committee. All 30 GOP governors are invited to the Republican Governors Association's late-afternoon reception at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.