The tape, which caused an uproar and put the Romney campaign on the defensive, was made by Scott Prouty, who was bartending the event. He apparently taped the speech as a souvenir, but then decided to post a short clip from to YouTube where Romney described touring a factory in China. After being contacting by James Carter IV, Jimmy Carter's grandson, on behalf of Mother Jones reporter David Corn, Prouty provided the entire tape and the rest is history.Yet camps will not open without a new CBA in place. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan, who is on vacation this week. Boylan ordered both sides to meet with him in Minneapolis next week, and the owners have a special meeting set for July 21 in Atlanta, where they potentially could ratify a new deal if one is reached by then..

I debated going in person to revel in triumph at the Dome but decided I am better off watching in my usual saloon. Should my guys win, I will be among friends who (I hope) will understand if I crow a bit.