Wednesday, January 29, 2003

W Gets It Done: Overnight reaction to the President's State of the Union call to arms is nearly universally approving. It's too early to have heard from Theme Park Europe but who cares how they felt about it. While they are still wrestling with their luggage - the Freedom train has left the station. Anne Applebaum in the WaPo attempts to define the "old" Europe from the more enlightened "new." In the end the oldsters will get over Rumsfeld's slyly brilliant put down. Besides, who ever says, "Let's go look at the new parts of Paris this summer."

Driving Miss Crazy? When a media celebrity or movie personality speaks out on things political just look over their shoulder and see the flacks standing behind them and their half-baked ideas. They have either a book, movie or failing career to promote and slamming something political is the fastest way to the headlines. We never heard a word from George Clooney until he had a new movie on deck. The same can be said of Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and career deficient Jeanane Garafalo. Now comes Arianna Huffington whose press agents thought up the ludicrous SUV-terrorism connection just in time for her new book on corporate greed to hit the book shelves (and die). Mary McNamara in the LA Times isn't buying.

He's So Good When He's Mad: Though we've heard that he's been told to ease up on Clinton-bashing, Dick Morris is never better than when he is slamming it to the Snakeroot couple. Here he takes aim at their twin outrages of late, Hillary's misbegotten attack on homeland security and BJ's legacy larding excuses for the world threatening arms buildup in Korea. Shoemaker, stick to your last.

It's A Chick Thing: Kudos for Diane Sawyer for quietly getting the biggest "get" of the new year with her interview with the not-terribly-believable Scott Peterson, the husband of the missing and pregnant Laci. Peterson claimed with a completely straight face that his missing wife knew of his affair and "was all right with it." Sure. Most 27 year old pregnant wives would be really cool with the news that a month before giving birth husband-darling is shagging another woman. Happens all the time. Someone get a grip on this creep before he gets away with whatever he's up to.

LDotter Note: The sleep deprived brain that produces these notes is off to D.C. now. Lucianne Live will be broadcast Thursday and Friday from the C-PAC conference there. Because the night life at the Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia is so exhausting, Short Cuts will be back on Monday. If you are an Ldotter (and you are legion) and plan to attend throw us a W and a smile.

-Your SUV Sufficient LComStaff