Gossip Roundup: Chris Matthews's Valentine

*Reliable Source: LauraandBarbara Bushtravel to Rome to visit with thePopeandSilvio Berlusconibefore attending the Olympics;Jennais staying home to teach. . . Maryland Gov.Robert Ehrlichbooed at basketball game. . .Reese Witherspoonstops by Burger King near the White House. [ WP ]

*Under the Dome: Sen.George Allen(R-Va.) is popular among "jocks-turned-GOP pols". . .Tony Blairblames troubles on "The West Wing." [ The Hill ]

*Inside the Beltway: King Abdullah II"likes to walk around" the Georgetown Safeway. [ WT ]

*Rush & Molloy: McCainflack complains director of "Why We Fight" documentary "intentionally twisted" the senator's quotes aboutCheney. . .McCainandTom Coburn(R-Okla.) lunch and laugh withRichard Gere. [ NYDN ]

*Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Bill Weldlunches withJohn Ashcroft. . .Nora Ephron: "[Chris Matthews] is a perfect example - although obviously exaggerated - of what happens to men in the presence of SenatorMcCain. They lose their minds. They suck up. They turn absolutely giddy. They ask questions they don't care about the answers to. It's Valentine's Day." [ NYDN ]