Gossip Roundup: 'Does He Think We're All Stupid?'

•Reliable Source: Jack Abramoffwas on an all-sushi diet until his mercury levels shot up. . .CheneyandRumsfeldtakes their wives to DoD dinner in Chinatown. [ WP ]

•Inside the Beltway: "Well-known" politician complains about political commentator: "Every time I tell him something, and explain that it is 'off the record,' I hear it broadcast the next day. And every time I confront him about it, he says: 'I know it was off the record, but it was too good not to use.'". . . The National Republican Senatorial Committee is keeping a close eye on Sen.Harry Reid(D-Nev.). [ WT ]

•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Arthur Schlesinger Jr.onBush's gathering of secretaries of state: "The meeting lasted for 35 minutes. Does he think we're all stupid?" [ NYDN ]

•Cindy Adams: Bush-41tellsGeorge Clooneythat he enjoyed "Good Night, and Good Luck." [ NYP ]