Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Short Cuts

Frankly, My Dear...There are those days in political life when one gets paid back for the fatigue of endless battle and today will be one of them as the Clintons' General from Central Casting throws his epaulettes into the ring. If you are tired of waiting for Dean to go postal switch over to the Wesley Watch. This guy is going to be such great copy we can hardly contain ourselves. Here's the Village Voice with a delicious formulation: If Clinton is Rhett Butler...Clark is Ashley Wilkes - and we all know what a big whipped wimp Ashley turned out to be.

Un Banc This: For non-Californians, their political situation has rocketed into such a frenzy that it's getting hard to follow. But, for in-depth insight unequaled by anything posted from the dead-tree press, we recommend Mickey Kaus at kausfile.com. Since the recall started Kaus has been thinking outside the box (we promise not to use that phrase again). Make him your guide to this most Byzantine of political swirls. He gets it.

Hurl Alert: Hygienically-challenged annoyance Michael Moore is in love. Here the Financial Times publishes his wet maunderings to General Clark. We apologize for bringing you this anywhere close to the consumption of a meal but you must know these things. If Clark is smart, and we have early doubts, he will lose this creep as quickly as possible. With friends like these......

So Unkind: Disgraced Times ex-reporter Jayson Blair's literary agent, David Vigliano is in a spot of trouble. Originally reported as a gossip item last weekend in the Miami Herald - he is being sued by prize winning reporter and author Edna Buchanan for improper fees and bad representation. The lowest blow however, is this language in her suit. She claims Vigliano ''failed to reveal that he suffered from a debilitating psychological disorder and/or a drug dependency, which often rendered him disorganized, incoherent, unavailable and incapable of carrying out his responsibilities." Ouch.

Strangling On Gush: We must get back to Ashley (sorry, Wesley) Clark as he will be today's big story. Check the names in this report in today's New York Observer. If you are the least bit diabetic, skip the quotes. These folks are Clark's New York posse. These are Hillary people. They will raise Hillary type money. Clark is Hillary's sock puppet - all he lacks is a visible leash and a snaffled collar. Don't misunderestimate them and let the gooder times roll!

-Your Re-energized LComStaff