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...Maybe it's that true news - unofficial, unpredictable news - will always find a way. And maybe it's that the August shift is particularly eager for the material. Certainly those of us journalists that are working this August will have little problem with milking Gary Condit's reappearance for all it's worth...
...doubtful Wolff will have to end his own vacation early. The Condit saga may not have the legs - not enough celebrity to be a Diana or a JFK, and not enough official status (namely, the presidency) to justify the high-toned hand-wringing that elevated impeachment. Of course, with its sinister twist - the still missing Levy - the Condit saga could still mutate into the ultimate in O.J.-Clinton unholy spawn. But that would take a corpse or a confession, and it's unlikely Rep. Gary Condit has arranged a three-day press blitz to offer either one of those...
...Even if the New York Post was right Wednesday in pegging Chung's sit-down with Condit as "the most-watched show of the summer," any public stir could be short-lived when viewers figure out what Condit is up to: Just trying to dust himself off politically while he's got the stage all to himself...
...Gary Condit says he "is not perfect." He confesses that he has made his "share of mistakes." He is sorry that the Levy family is in pain. And he definitely doesn't want to talk about the specifics of his relationship with Chandra Levy...
...easy to forget that this story, after all, is about a missing 24-year-old intern. And it's even easier to get pulled under by the media wave surrounding Condit. But it becomes a bit harder every day to remember anything about Levy herself. If you read his fumbling admissions, sent out in a form letter to constituents earlier this week, it's apparent that Condit himself has fallen victim to that whirlwind. The letter is petulant, indignant, unhelpful - and it's all about Gary Condit...