Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: George Clooney on Iraq: “We knew it was bullshit… Which is why it drives me crazy to hear all these Democrats saying, ‘We were misled.’ It makes me want to shout, ‘Fuck you, you weren’t misled. You were afraid of being called unpatriotic.’”. . . Keith Olbermann to Brian Lamb: “There are people I know in the hierarchy of NBC, the company, and GE, the company, who do not like to see the current presidential administration criticized at all.”. . . Edward Klein is writing a “poison-pen” biography of Sen. McCain. [NYDN]
Cindy Adams: Charles Gibson will be named Bob Woodruff’s “temporary permanent replacement.” [NYP]
Page Six: The Clintons are on the outs with Harold Ickes. [NYP]

• Reliable Source: Bill Gates, Russell Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Cyndi Lauper will be in town this weekend for various events. [WP]
• Inside Politics: Gingrich on 2008: “There are circumstances where I will run.” [WT]
• Cindy Adams: Rumors predict Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas will anchor “World News Tonight”. . . Barbara Walters‘ interview with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will air tonight; he asked her to chat. . . Miers nomination has split conservatives into “economists” and “culturalists.” [NYP]
• Page Six: Terror threat doesn’t keep Dean from riding the New York City subway. [NYP]