Scooter's Money And Scotty's Book

Some random tidbits: Scott McClellan, the former White House spokesman, is shopping a book proposal around and hopes to land a deal this month. He tells us that it will be a "candid look at the president, the press, and defining events."

Also writing a book: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on his roots in Searchlight, Nev.-"13 brothels and no churches"-and how he got to Washington.

And what about this news from former Sen. Fred Thompson, the Law & Order star who's thinking about a presidential bid: He's planning more fundraisers for convicted perjurer Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Friends say it will help him show conservatives that he not only believes in the Bush team but is not a fair-weather friend.

By Paul Bedard