Free Republic

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is clearly the newsmaker of the hour, from Thursday's long profile of him in the New York Times to next week's magazine stories planned for Newsweek and Time. When he's out in public, like on Thursday's Ronn Owens show, he's blamed for everything from the fall of mankind to the potential reelection of George Bush. And Newsom says the reaction both public and private has been unexpected. "People have surprised me on both sides of the issue," Newsom said. "Some that I would predict would have been very supportive have not been. Some that I...