Gossip Roundup: Andy Card Perks Up
*Reliable Source: Fitness instructor who joked aboutBushtold friends that he voted for him. . .Stephen Colbert: "This administration is SOARING! They're rearranging the deck chairs on the Hindenburg.". . .Laura Bushspotted at Smith & Hawken in Georgetown. . .Andy Cardis looking "perky" now that he can sleep in -- until 5 a.m. [ WP ]
*Heard on the Hill: Tony Snowhas referred toBushas "something of an embarrassment," "impotent," and not "truly special". . . Fitness instructor who offended theBushtwins will go on spinning. [ Roll Call ]
*Page Six: Smithsonian portrait ofBill Clintondoesn't include his wedding ring. RespondsHillaryflack, "Can you just quote me giving you a different finger?" [ NYP ]
*Cindy Adams: Bob Woodwardis being "kept on a short leash" at the Washington Post. [ NYP ]
*Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Rumsfelddid not attend the retirement ceremony ofEric Shinseki, the former Army Chief of Staff who has been critical of war planning. [ NYDN ]