Gossip Roundup: Texas Holdem
Reliable Source: KerryflackDavid WadeonKerry's hotel request list: "Dick Cheneydrinks Perrier and refuses to watch anything but Fox News.John Kerryhates Evian, eats meatloaf, and snacks on chocolate chip cookies. If these documents had been leaked during the campaign we'd have won in a landslide.". . .Antonin Scaliamakes "dismissive hand-flick-off-the-chin" gesture at a reporter. . .Patti LaBellebreaks down in D.C. . .Tom DeLayis banned from carrying a gun. [ WP ]
Under the Dome: Sen.George Allen(R-Va.) got to yell "Start Your Engines" at NASCAR race. . . 72-year old Sen.Chuck Grassley(R-Iowa) goes jogging at 5: 30 in the morning. [ The Hill ]
Cindy Adams: McCainhas secured "commitments from governors, Senate colleagues,Bushmoneymen who opposed him in 2000." [ NYP ]