Who's Who.

• Author: THREADGILL, SUSAN
• Position: Brief Article

The "Delay Delay" didn't happen this year. The delay was christened by former Clinton speechwriter Michael Waldman who pointed out that during the 1999 State of the Union speech Speaker Dennis Hastert seemed to delay applauding until he saw Tom Delay begin to clap. This year, Hastert seemed to be on his own.

Buried in James Bennet's article on Al Gore in the New York Times Magazine was this tidbit about Gore's opponent for the Democratic nomination. It seems that Bill Bradley once studied Elvis Presley movies "in hopes of honing his communication skills ... to change himself to appeal to people."

Bob Livingston, who briefly served as Newt Gingrich's successor as Speaker of the House until scandal caught up with him, became a lobbyist on March 1, when the one-year ban on lobbying by former members expired. Joining him as a lobbyist although with a different law firm, is former Sen. Dale Bumpers. Bumpers admirers are said to be dismayed that their hero has joined the ranks of those who cash in.

Who's behind the curtain of the John McCain campaign? His political director, John Weaver, was once executive director of the Texas Republican Party. Mark Salter, his speechwriter, worked for Jeanne Kirkpatrick when she was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Senior strategist Mike Murphy has made commercials for clients ranging from Christie Whitman to Ollie North. Greg Stevens, his media consultant, worked on Bob Dole's presidential campaign with Bill McInturf, now McCain's pollster. Rick Davis, McCain's campaign manager, is a Washington lobbyist known for his fundraising skill. Vin Weber, a lobbyist and former Congressman, may be the most influential member of the candidate's kitchen cabinet.

The winner of this year's Dwayne Andreas Award is Carl Lindner. The award, created by The Washington Monthly in recognition of Andreas' long preeminence as a political bisexual, is annually given to the leading contributor who assures his access to both sides by giving to the Republicans and the Democrats. Lindner, the chairman of Chiquita Brands, has given $250,000 to Democrats and $375,000 to Republicans thus far in the 1999-2000 campaign cycle.

What will happen to Bill Clinton's cabinet members after January 20 of next year? Our informants tell us that HHS Secretary Donna Shalala could be the next president of Stanford University and that U.N. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke is angling to be Al Gore's Secretary of State.

The National Republican Senatorial...