Newsom declared he was going to go to “rehab” when it fit in his schedule at Delancy Street (great organization). Yet he is still regularly pictured in the gossip rags here at many an event holding a glass of wine or champagne. And friends who live close to the restaurants he co-owns with the Gettys say he can still be found there consuming an entire bottle of wine alone.

Newsom is a pretty boy who is as dumb as a sack of hammers* and will (hopefully) get slaughtered in the primary by Jerry Brown (or DiFi). At this point, I am planning to cross to the other side in the primaries and vote for Tom Campbell, who is a thoughtful smart libertarian. And if (FSM forbid) Gavin or Villaraigosa are the Dem nominees, I will vote for Campbell in the general election.

* Jury is out as to whether he is as dumb as Dodgerblue’s City Councilman/Maria Shriver brother who has his sights on higher state office.

* Come to think of it, Gavin is like the Democratic version of George W. Bush. Dumb as shit, talks a lot, doesn’t actually get anything done. But Gavin does have better hair.

ADD: You all may not be hearing from me much for the next few days. I’m staying at a hotel in the Midwest that has the world’s slooooooowest dial-up ever. Must.Get.iPhone.

With Newsom, I’d think it’d be his (makes drinky drinky motion) troubles that might be more problematic than his trouser snake.

No harm, no foul? With a monocle????? Yeah. Don’t be surprised when this hits D-Listed. Of which I have heard. Somewhat.

BTW. Having big cleanout of attic (don’t ask) and finally got rid of my stash of NYRB going back to like 84 or 5. I have taken a vow on a bottle of Skyy vodka never to hoard them again.

The Republicans are getting desperate for fresh blood, aren’t they?

I’ve been an NYRB subscriber for, oh, twenty years now. Stewart wasn’t attacking the publication, but messing with its public reputation. No harm, no foul.