Today is the day for the big announcement from LeBron James.

This is the summer time. The Congress is still out on the 4th of July recess, so there isn't a lot of Washington news. The Russian spies seemed not to have been all that effective as spies, so they have limited appeal, and there is a deal to send them home in a swap for one of our spies the Russian have, for the minnows our side caught of theirs. The weather in the East continues to be so darn unpleasant, but how many things can you say about the heat. BP is being BP, and people are tired of talking about BP and not cussing. And so what is left? Lindsay Lohan? LeBron is a better story. Why? Because the hype is better. The drama is better. No Sturm und Drang. And a whole big network, ESPN, is behind him. And he has a mystery going. Which NBA team will get his services?

The buzz about this is so hot. The climax is scheduled to unfold tonight, Thursday, at 9PM Eastern. LeBron James will reveal the team that won the right to pay him lots of cash. But will it take a whole hour to announce the lucky NBA team? Maybe there will be dancing girls and cotton candy? Probably not. It will probably be all LeBron.