Who's Who.

If Al Gore wins, Justice Antonin Scalia may resign from the Supreme Court, because he feels "a Gore presidency will eliminate his chance of becoming Chief Justice," writes the Washingtonian's Kim Eisler. Eisler adds that Scalia, as the father of nine, also would like to earn more than the $167,900 a year paid Supreme Court justices.

The stories about Skull and Bones, George W. Bush's secret society at Yale, are getting juicier and juicier. The New York Observer's Ron Rosenbaum says that one of the society's rituals requires members to lie down in coffins and reveal all about their sex lives. This understandably does not sit too well with their wives and girlfriends. As one of them put it to Rosenbaum, "I objected to 14 guys knowing whether I was a good lay."

Bill Clinton cannot be comforted by the news that Ken Starr's replacement, Robert Ray, got his start courtesy of Hillary Clinton's dear friend Rudolph Giuliani, not to mention the fact that Ray is adding to his staff of prosecutors--including one from the staff of Representative Dan Burton, whom even The New York Times concedes is "one of Mr. Clinton's severest critics?

Remember how D.C.'s former Mayor Marion Barry was away on a Super Bowl junket when a snowstorm paralyzed Washington? Well this March, just as citizen discontent with torn-up streets was peaking, and people were asking where was Anthony Williams, our current mayor was located in Paris. Also in Paris recently was Office of Personnel Management Director Janice Lachance who you will recall was found campaigning for Al Gore when the most recent Washington snowstorm shut down the federal government. France hasn't been her only stop since Iowa. She's also been to Israel and China. They're never going to be able to say her approach to administration is too hands-on.

The McLaughlin Group, once King of the Hill of Washington talk shows, has fallen on hard times. Its ratings are down 40 percent in the last five years. Eleanor Clift is the only old hand left on the panel. Jack Germond, Fred Barnes, Pat Buchanan, Robert Novak, and Morton Kondracke have all departed. "Germond was the critical loss," a veteran observer tells us. "His common sense and humor provided a balance wheel of sanity for all the bluster and bickering."

Speaking of Pat Buchanan, last month Bill Clinton told the radio and television correspondents dinner that Elian Gonzalez is "the one immigrant Buchanan wants to keep in America."

Who is the richest person in Congress? You guess Jay Rockefeller? Wrong. The wealthiest is Rep. Amo Houghton. He may be worth $1.6 billion according to The Hill's John Kruger. Next comes Senator John Kerry, whose wife Teresa inherited a bundle from her late husband, Senator John Heinz. The Kerrys weigh in at $600 to $700 million. Other legislators who aren't exactly hurting include Senators Herb Kohl ($300-$400 million) and Rockefeller ($200-250 million).

Dolly Parton was recently introduced by Secretary of Education Richard Riley at an education awards ceremony telecast by C-Span. Explaining that she was trying to dress properly for the occasion, Parton said, "I wanted to look like a businesswoman, not a bull dyke."

The powerful figure in the Al Gore campaign you haven't heard of is Michael Whouley. Gore calls him his "brain." The Washington Post's Dana Milbank says he "has been the campaign's top operative," and Gore spokesperson Chris Lehane says "He's the General Patton figure. He gets the job done--sometimes indelicately, but always successfully."

Speaking of Chris Lehane, he's become a favorite of the press. Karen Tumulty of Time says "He's one of those rare press secretaries who can actually help you think through a story." Karen Hughes, his counterpart in the George W. Bush campaign, has not fared so well. Her approach, according to The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz, is seen as "cautious, by-the-book, sometimes maddening" She "sticks to the talking points," is "stingy with anecdotes," and "staunchly defends the candidate morning, noon, and night." This may not delight reporters but it makes her very popular with W.

Bay Buchanan is well-known as a dedicated campaigner for her brother, Pat. But for more than a decade she's held another job that may surprise you. She is the treasurer of Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign committee. Reagan may not have run since 1984, but his campaign fund continues. As of last September, it held $494,230. And Buchanan has collected $45,715 in consulting fees and expenses from it. By contrast, subsequent presidential campaign funds, including those of both the 1992 Bush and Clinton campaigns, have shut down.

James Carville's new book Stickin': The Case for Loyalty has this rejoinder to those who say that Bill Clinton shouldn't have lied to his friends about Monica Lewinsky. "Where I come from, it is sometimes considered honorable to lie about sex. Only a dishonorable person would tell the truth about it. Most people follow this rule about sex: Those that say they did, didn't, and those that say they didn't, did. You're right about 75 percent of the time if you go by that formula. Anyway, if the main thing I have to get over in my life is a friend fibbing to me about sex, then I have had a pretty easy time of it."