Gossip Roundup: Karl's Kidney Stones
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: Karl Rovehas been suffering with kidney stones for weeks. . .Terry McAuliffeis writing a memoir. [ NYDN ]
•Names & Faces: Paul Wolfowitz, Queen Noor, Karl Rovejoin theBushfamily on Washington's "most invited" list. [ WP ]
•Page Six: Scenes from theChristopher Hitchens-George Gallowaydebate.Galloway: "What you have witnessed is a phenomenon, the first metamorphosis in natural history of a butterfly back into a slug... and the one thing a slug leaves behind it is a trail of slime.". . . Joke circulating on the internet: "Q: What isGeorge W. Bush's position on Roe vs. Wade? A: He really doesn't care how people get out of New Orleans.". . .Bill Maher: "Michael Brown, the head of FEMA has been relieved of his command. He has been asked to return to Washington immediately. He is expected to arrive in about a week." [ NYP , NYP ]
•Rush & Molloy: Tony Blairand posse dined at SoHo House in New York. [ NYDN ]