Short Cuts

Somewhere There's Music, How Faint the Tune: Desperate for a kind word and a photo-op, Gray Davis has run smack into the Clintons' congenital disloyalty. Deborah Orin writes that they are both looking for plausible reasons why neither can come to California to sing Gray's song. There are hints that leaking his supposedly daily telephone tutorials with BJ is being used as a back-story for both of them to bleat busy-busy-busy in the long, slow armpit of summer. The real story is that the Clintons, always able to smell flop-sweat thousands of miles away, are about to pull one of their famous fades on failing friends.

Meow Mix: Left coast Brockette Arianna Huffington's ex-husband, kazillionaire Michael, misses no chance to snipe at his ex-wife as she uses California politics to maintain a somewhat confusing visibility. Notice the agility with which he hops to the phone to discuss the huge child support payments he says she is investing in her company. Nonetheless, reading about what she does (and does not do) with her gelt amuses.

Too Gaga to Go: Bob Novak reports that after spending last weekend with former LA Mayor Richard Riordan, Auhnold decided his friend was too out of it to make the race and jumped in himself. Roirdan, who is giving major TV face time in support of Mr.Universe, may not particularly like hearing this - Davis, Arianna and Roirdan probably shouldn't read this morning's papers.

Bring 'Em On: Jay Leno, television's current Mr. Lucky, is clearly wallowing in his new political king-maker role. Having Auhnold surprise the world on his show and not Larry's or Katie's or Tim's has his staff looking to push the moment. Now they want all 134 candidates for governor to come on at the same time. This would be a brilliant visual. Nothing more would illustrate to total lunacy going on in the state that may someday simply slide into the sea. Just so you know who would be on the show, Ldotter Earlybird has posted their names. We don't know which one is the Save the Ferrets guy but we're on his side.

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