Gossip Roundup: No Drunks in the Senate (Sigh)
•Reliable Source: Maximpetitions Interior Department to declare men an endangered species: "Man will surely succumb to the ravages of an effeminate, feng shui world-gone-mad.". . .Hollings, in closing: "We had five drunks or six drunks when I got here. There are no drunks in the United States Senate now. We don't have the time.". . .Rovetops unofficial choice forTime's Person of the Year. [ WP ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: SharptononRove: "I honestly believe that ifGeorge Bushwas sitting here, he couldn't tell you how he won. The candidate is not nearly as important to the outcome as the operative that knows how to use the candidate." [ NYDN ]
•Page Six: Hillaryorchestrated appointments forSchumerto keep him in Senate. . .Rove, Hughes, Powell, Vernon JordanattendedRice's surprise 50th. [ NYP , NYP ]
•Cindy Adams: Powellseems uninterested in multi-million dollar book deal. [ NYP ]
•Liz Smith: Chelseadenies all interview requests;Klausmay propose this Christmas. [ NYP ]