Hightower Lowdown

He’s baaaaack! Newt
Gingrich, the former egomaniacal
Speaker of the
House, is back in the news.
Well, actually it’s the gossip
columns: The deposed
Speaker is getting married.
This very loud champion
of family values will go to
the altar for the third time,
having recently dumped
wife number two in favor of
Callista Bisek, a young congressional
aide with whom
he’d been having an affair.
The Newt knows you’ll
want to celebrate his and
Callista’s eternal bliss, so
he’s registered their gift
wishes on-line at Macy’s
and Williams-Sonoma. If
you care to send your best
wishes, they’re down for a
Waterford crystal gravy
boat—only $149. What’s a
gravy boat without a gravy
stand—also Waterford, at
$69. If gravy seems somehow
too impersonal, how
about bedding? The lovely
couple is asking for Ralph
Lauren sateen sheets—60
bucks each.
Apparently, Mr. Gingrich
didn’t do too well in his last
divorce settlement, because
he’s also registered for
basic kitchen supplies, like:
an ice cream scoop, large; a
blue lasagna baking dish;
and a $100 stir-fry wok.