From NRO's Campaign Spot we learn today that the only way we'll see any business leaders (past or present) speaking from the dais at the upcoming Democratic shindig is if one is burned at the stake:

Looking over the complete list of speakers at the Democratic convention, I note... that there is not a single businessman, entrepreneur, or private sector innovator speaking in the entire four nights, barring some last-minute addition.

Groups represented include the SEIU, the NEA, AFT, NARAL and Planned Parenthood. But not one representative of any company - just politicians, representatives of unions, and leaders of abortion groups. (I suppose some wag will say that Al Gore counts, as the innovative inventor of the Internet and creator of that television channel.)

By comparison, the GOP convention features EBay CEO Meg Whitman and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. And this isn't even counting Mitt Romney, co-founder of Bain Capital.

The red carpet has been rolled out for big labor, however, as evidenced by the fact that four union presidents will be speaking: Tom Balanoff from Illinois SEIU, NEA President Reg Weaver, AFT President Randi Weingarten, and AFL-CIO President John Sweeney.

Maybe the plan is to hang a CEO in effigy.