Gossip Roundup: Put Some Ice on Tina's Head, Please
•Reliable Source: Jon Stewart, at packed "Daily Show" party, on exit polls: "We thought they were scientific. Turns out they just ask a few guys who are hanging around after they vote."Stephen Colbert: "After this, nothing butCarmen ElectraandBig Footjokes, you know. And I'm going to be cashing in on some of this new street cred of mine to get some of the ladies, if you know what I'm saying.". . .Carvillestopped spinning at 1 a.m., creditedRove. . . Crayoned sign onEdwards' Georgetown home reads, "Welcome Home Daddy.". . .McCainwatched "Ray" yesterday. [ WP ]
•Under the Dome: Law enforcement gear for demonstrations around inauguration. . .Bush's bulge was a bullet-proof vest. . . Follow-up toThe DaVinci Codeset in Washington. . .Kerry's good-luck charms piled up, but didn't work. . . Dem insiders peeved byEdwards. [ The Hill ]
•Inside Politics: Chuck Toddsees national role forDean, Hillary, Clark, Giuliani, McCain, Pataki. [ WT ]
•Rush & Molloy: Jon Stewartbummed by result.Colbert: "It's not worth it. I'd happily be dull [under aKerryadministration] for four years instead.". . .Deanpartied withSteinem, Lauperat Crobar. . .Clintonstayed in Chappaqua. [ NYDN ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: DCer: "Ironically, if you had no connections and weren't part of the gossip, just watched the results on TV, you would never have known thatBushlost every state he needed until he actually, um, won them all." [ NYDN ]
•Page Six: Tina Brownon election night: "I have to go home and put an ice bag on my head.". . . "Doonesbury" in danger. [ NYP , NYP ]