Wonkette

Some of you wonder why the Wonk’d famous-for-DC posts don’t appear with more frequency. The sad truth is that people don’t send us much. Perhaps you don’t understand: The bar is VERY LOW. Matt Cooper in line in at Starbucks? Counts. Margaret Carlson picking up her dry cleaning? Totally. Matthew Yglesias looking lost on M Street? That too. You want more Wonk’d? Send us more sightings: . Come on, you can’t walk a block in this town without tripping over George Stephanopolous and he counts, too! In this issue: Bennett, Kidman (of course), Jenna and Barbara Bush, Scalia, Stein, Carter, Alito (8″ thick! Not the way you think.), Chalabi at Kiehls, Greenspan, Bradgalina, and, yes, Stephanopolous. After the jump.

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• Reliable Source: Wives advise Bush to get diamonds for Laura to celebrate their upcoming anniversary. He replies, “Never mind! Sorry I asked!”. . . Nicole Kidman’s character is told to use a Farecard when riding the Metro. . . NPR’s Libby Lewis is assigned to cover Lewis Libby. [WP]
• Inside the Beltway: U.S. “nuclear SWAT team” is on call 24/7/365 to find and disarm any device. . . Cheney in Colorado: “They asked me today if I come here to fish, and I explained no, the fishing is better in Wyoming, which is noted by the presence of so many ‘greenies’ in Wyoming taking our fish.” [WT]
• Cindy Adams: Schwarzenegger is so furious at Bush that he is toying with switching parties. . . Judith Miller will not be returning to the Times. [NYP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Lou Dobbs: “I’m wondering whether there’s such a thing as too much transparency.” [NYDN]

• Reliable Source: “Military Idol” takes off. . . Ludacris skips the Howard University Homecoming. . . Philanthropist Jim Kimsey “toasted and roasted” at Kennedy Center. . . At Sunday’s game, Andrea Mitchell kissed Alan Greenspan whenever the Redskins scored. . . Diane Keaton spotted at Starbucks; Nicole Kidman seen near K Street. . . Van Susteren sells her house. [WP]
• Under the Dome: U.N. interns blanket Capitol Hill with blue rubber bracelets to celebrate its 60th anniversary. . . Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) mingles with famed winemakers in his office. [The Hill]
• Liz Smith: Maureen Dowd’s next book is titled “Are Men Necessary?” [NYP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Alec Baldwin critiques Hutchison: “Why are contemporary Republicans so full of shit?” Replies her flack, “We take criticism from Alec Baldwin about as seriously as advice from Michael Moore.” [NYDN]
• Rush & Molloy: Clinton autographs $11,000 lunch-box to auction it again. [NYDN] MORE »

• Names & Faces: Obama plays NPR’s “Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me!”. . . Nicole Kidman will be shooting a sci-fi thriller in the city this fall. [WP]
• Page Six: John Miller, former ABC correspondent, “on the very, very short list” to be FBI’s Assistant Director for Public Information and Media Relations. . . Hillary takes the spotlight at Rangel’s birthday party. [NYP, NYP]