Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard Last Night At Scooter Libby Fundraiser

News Item: Former Cheney aide plans pricey Libby bash Tuesday

10. The plan is, after almost everyone leaves, we get Karl down to the basement and he doesn’t leave until he gives up what he told Fitzgerald

9. Is the President really in Europe or is he going to “pop in here” unannounced?

8. Too bad Safavian didn’t hire Melvin Sembler ... If he did, he’d be here tonight, raising glasses with us, instead of going to jail

7. You know, if Andy was still inside, running the ship, I’d feel better ... I don’t put anything past Bolten to screw Scooter first chance he gets

6. Wow, this is pretty weird ... There’s Dick Cheney over there ... And there’s Dick Cheney, “The Dark Side”, on television

5. I heard Matalin’s tapping into the Jesus money ... She’s lining up Dobson and Perkins to run some “Scooter Libby Sundays”

4. Well, if he’s willing to give illegal immigrants amnesty, he’s gotta pardon Scooter, don’t you think?

3. We can’t use “Cut and Run” on Fitzgerald after Teddy gets through with him in court ... Rove and Mehlman are restricting that to only Democratic Congressman and Senators

2. Hey, get off my back! If you think it’s so easy, you name the Ten Commandments!

1. You have to give Judy Miller credit ... Judy’s sticking to her story, that she doesn’t know who gave her the name "Valerie Flame"

Mary Matalin is said to be planning “Scooter Libby Sundays”, to help raise funds for Vice President Dick Cheney’s indicted former Chief of Staff