Gossip Roundup: 'A Mouth Like Cheney'
•Names & Faces: IsLloyd Grovethrough at theNew York Daily News? [ WP ]
•Under the Dome: HillaryroastsRahm Emanuel: "Republicans may have the Hammer, but we have the Nutcracker! He has calves likeBaryshnikovand a mouth likeCheney.". . .Elizabeth Dole, Richard Burr, Bob Novak, Jerry Falwell, Orrin Hatchattend tribute toJesse Helms. [ The Hill ]
•Inside the Beltway: Congressional staffers enjoy hemp feast. [WT ]
•Cindy Adams: Donna Brazile: "I'm an African-American whose life has been a victory. But then came Katrina. . . Right now we need a president who will help. He's helping. I'm so grateful. Poverty and misery is humbling. I'm humbled to the core that this administration is helping the poorest of the poor. . . I applaud this president for stepping up." [ NYP ]
•Rush & Molloy: Bette Midlerbooed at Madison Square Garden Katrina fundraiser for joking, "George Bushlikes my music. He came to see me in the '70s. A coke dealer of mine got him some tickets." [ NYDN ]
•Lloyd Grove's Lowdown: 9/11 activist mothers call for tough investigation into Katrina response.Kristen Breitweiser: "This time, there's got to be accountability. If you're an elected official, you should be inviting accountability for yourself." [ NYDN ]