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Well, every two bit hack in the California State University has srcibbled a piece about the Clinton-Wallace confrontation that took place on Fox News over the weekend, and being not one to lightly pass up a dead horse beating trend, I thought I’d share with the world my thoughts, to wit:

First, anybody who thought the Great Prevaricator was ambushed should just return to Antartica. You don’t come off a full press court to try and get ABC to cancel a mini-series about an aspect of your “presidency” without having the opposition press ask a few hardball questions about that episode in your life. Clinton’s eruption was as false as his assertion that he never had sex with Monica Lewinsky. He knew he was going to be asked about his administration mis-attempts to get OBL, and he came prepared with a forceful counter-measure that he hoped many Democrats would begin emulating in their campaigns. Because the issue most Americans care about primarily is security - an issue that the Democrats have been famously weak on. It doesn’t matter that his argument is factually false - what matters is the forceful refutation of the Right’s assertion that Democrats are weak on security. Will it work ?- wait and see.

Secondly, why doesn’t he get a real job. Reagan cleared a ranch, George Bush senior sits on the Trilateral Commission with Henry Kissinger and runs the world - even Mr. Peanut has taken up carpentry and makes a good house for poor folks. Bill just seems to wallow from seminar to banquet to interview, and he’s getting a bit tiring. Couldn’t he take up a hobby like shark kissing or stingray collecting?

Speaking of congressional campaigns, much has been made of the very real prospect that the Democrats may capture one or both houses of Congress. And yet, they may because, the Democrats keep pointing out how unpopular President Bush is. That’s true but it is also true that he’s not on the ballot. Anywhere. So voters have to decide whether their local Congress critter or Senator is worth sending back - and that’s a great argument to have. Whether to send back our big spending GOP Congress or elect a new big spending Democratic Congress?  We know that 90% of incumbents will be re-elected - it’s whether the remaining 10% falls predominantly to one side or another. The Democrats lose if they lose as many seats as they pick up, or not enough to take control of either house, and Minority Leaders Pelosi and Reid might as well quit if the GOP picks up more seats this cycle. As of today, I say the GOP holds on to both houses narrowly.

Two new books out that I’m not going to read. The first is by former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, who resigned last year under a cloud of corruption and malfeasance, that he only made worst by announcing that he’s gay in his resignation speech and that’s why he was resigning. Excuse me, Jim but it wasn’t because you’re allegedly gay that you were pressured to quit - it’s because you’re a first class sleaze who made no bones abought having the New Jersey State Police drive him to out of the way truck stops so he could serviced the rush hour traffic. Or tried to put his alleged lover on the state payroll.

The second book is by British actor Rupert Everett (who?) who shares with us his rich experiences with gay icons and discloses the shocking truth that rampant homophobia abound in Hollywood! Who knew? But the greatest disclosure, at least for me, is that Mr. Everett regularly takes Botox injections in his face to keep him looking youthful. Hmmmm….I think I can just pass on the memoirs of a former London rent boy just this once.

So here we are, in the final week in which Arnold has to sign or veto all the legislation send to him at the end of the legislative session last month. There are 9 gay and lesbian bills on his desk and everyone is guessing which ones he will sign and which ones will be vetoed. Live microphones are standing by at both the Equality California and the Campaign for California Families headquarters to announce to a waiting world their anguish over which way the Governor’s bill alights. Stay tuned….