But when it came time to get serious, the party split into two groups. Bill and the Klaus couple, intriguingly enough, stayed together in the main dining room in full of view of the public, if you can call the clientele at such a temple of gastronomy as Gary Danko, "the public." ... Ms. Buell and the seven others retreated to a private dining room. ...
One witness in the dining room says Clinton huddled with Ian's parents "intimately and in a focused manner. It was clear they wanted time with each other, away from the larger group. They looked like they were discussing substantial matters."
Like the gross national product? Or like having to live under the glare of the gross national press? "Like what life would be like for their kids together." Well, that's good.
Among other comestibles, the trio shared the famous Gary Danko cheese course and one bottle of 2001 Rochioli Russian River Sauvignon Blanc -- about $60. The bill went on one credit card -- but the card didn't belong to Bill or the Klaus family. ...[Well, of course. When did a Clinton ever pick up the tab?]
Bill's been all over the Bay Area lately. So he's news. And no, I don't think it's terrible that the Junior Paper's gossips went so far as to report breathlessly that Clinton stopped to take a leak in Vallejo at a Jack-in-the-Box -- though one might argue that printing such an item does reinforce the impression of the Junior Paper as a "chronicle of small beer."
Here at The Ex we look for the larger significance. Which in this case is that Bubba is pissing away a lot of time lately. Not only does he have to make a sudden unscheduled pit stop at a Vallejo Jack-In-the-Box, he had to make a sudden stop in New York, just a few moments from his office. The New York Daily News' Rush & Molloy report that "The night doorman at a certain West End Ave. building was suspicious when a guy turned up the other evening claiming to be a federal agent. 'We need to use your bathroom,' the G-man said with some urgency. The doorman demanded to see some official identification. Instead of producing a badge, the suit went back to his car and returned with something more convincing: William Jefferson Clinton. Our spy says the doorman promptly escorted the grateful ex-president to the basement restroom normally used by janitorial staff. A Clinton spokesman responds: 'I don't comment on leaks.'"
Well, jokes aside, is something wrong with the ex-presidential plumbing? Clinton's health was never an issue in any of his campaigns -- largely because as a younger man, there didn't seem to be any health issues. But if this, ah, need for frequent urination is pressing then maybe he has problems. Frequent urination is often a sign of diabetes. ... SF Examiner