Gossip Roundup: Drinking the Kool-Aid
*Heard on the Hill: Rep. Linda Sánchezjudged a "best package" contest at Cobalt last week... Sex-starved middle-aged Washington women swooned overRichard Gereat the Old Ebbitt Grill... HoH columnistMary Ann Akersis moving to Washingtonpost.com. [ Roll Call ]
*Reliable Source: Reliable Source readers voteCynthia McKinney'sCap Police beatdown the best Washington Gossip of '06. [ WP ]
*Yeas and Nays: Congressional offices all pretending they're not betting like fiends on today's Florida/OSU game, thoughDeborah PryceandAdam Putnamhave some sort of "betting for little kids" candy-vs.-pie thing going on... 300 old people protested AEI...Nancy Pelosiwashes own hair at Salon! [ Examiner ]
*Washington Whispers: FormerPost-ites turnedPoliticoanchorsJohn HarrisandJim VandHeismoke lots and lots of weed while discussing future of journalism...Arnold Schwarzeneggeris eyingBarbara Boxer'sseat, if you know what we mean. [ USN&WR ]