By Denise Ross

Things to do in Denver when you’re a Democrat? Or to do in South Dakota when you’re a political junkie?

Try to catch Tom Daschle’s speech, sometime today (Wednesday).

The official schedule gives us only a clue as to when that might take place. VP pick Sen. Joe Biden is, of course, the “headline prime-time speaker.” Former President Bill Clinton is first on the list of featured speakers.

And Daschle is listed third behind Biden and Clinton, which leads the Hoghouse to believe Daschle is likely to speak shortly before Clinton.

The theme of the day is “Securing America’s Future,” and I’ll predict that Daschle will focus on his ideas on how to fix the health care system. Any other guesses?

Meanwhile, with the VP frenzy over, talk of a future Obama cabinet is starting to bubble up on the Internets. As we’ve all heard before, Daschle gets slated as chief of staff, for example in this LA Times blog, which says this:

… which explained for us why there was very little VP buzz surrounding the South Dakotan — he’s holding out for a job with REAL clout.

And, the Hoghouse would note, REAL headaches and REAL long hours. I’m still not sold that is how he would want to spend his time, but maybe he’s ready for the grind again.

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