"This is the biggest, most exciting event the Party does every four years!'' the Florida Democratic party boasts of its Oct. 26-28 state convention, which will have "some exciting guests you'll be hearing about soon!"  But with the leading presidential candidates boycotting Florida because of its early primary, Buzz is wondering who will be the keynote speakers to help the party raise crucial bucks. Mike Gravel? Rep. Franklin Sands?

So where will he Democratic presidential candidates be campaigning that weekend? Michigan - which happens to be the other state where Democrats are blowing off the DNC rules. The divine Democratic overlords in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and south Carolina have deigned to allow the candidates to address the Arab American Institute's national leadership conference in Dearborn: "We believe that the Arab American community is an important constituency, and we are sensitive to your concerns. For this specific one prescheduled national event in Michigan, this request will be acceptable,'' wrote the merciful and all powerful early state chairs.