It was beginning to look as though the sitting Vice President would not be attending his own party's nominating convention but alas, The Politico notes today that Dick Cheney will in fact go to St. Paul.

"The vice president looks forward to participating in the Republican National Convention and continuing to work for the election of Sen. McCain and other Republican candidates in the coming months," Cheney spokeswoman Megan Mitchell said in a statement.

McCain communications director Jill Hazelbaker told Politico that Cheney would speak on Monday, Sept. 1, the first day of the GOP convention, prior to the president's remarks.

The decision to extend an invitation to Cheney comes days after reports that the deeply unpopular vice president would not appear at the convention.

Phew! What do you want to bet that Cheney's slot comes in just shy of prime time?