Paula Jones finds herself in the middle of another proposition - this one involving the Maryland Republican Party.
Daniel "The Wig Man" Vovak, a Republican who ran for U.S. Senate in 2006 wearing a Colonial-style periwig, is offering to have Jones appear at a fundraiser for the cash-strapped state GOP.
Vovak has some pull with Jones, the former Arkansas state employee who in 1991 claimed then-Gov. Bill Clinton propositioned her. Jones has agreed to play herself in a movie Vovak is making, "The Blue Dress, A Comedy About Bill & Monica."
Vovak said Jones is game to come to Maryland for an as-yet-unscheduled fundraiser. It's less clear if the party wants in.
Vovak said he has twice spoken with the GOP's business manager. Party Chairman Jim Pelura told me that was news to him.
Vovak said he will go ahead with the event with or without the party's blessing. A group called the Young Republicans of Maryland has tentatively agreed to host it, and a portion of the proceeds would go to the state party, Vovak said.
"This is a bailout for my fellow Republicans," he said.
Vovak, incidentally, is considering another run for Senate - without that silly "Wig Man" name. This time, look for Daniel "The Whig Man" Vovak on the ballot. The 'h' is a nod to the GOP's Whig roots.
"This would be a more serious run because I'd no longer be running as The Wig Man, I'd be running as The Whig Man," he said.
And yes, he still intends to wear the wig.
Rosie and rubbish
Does cleaner, greener go with shadier?
Robert O'Connell of Baltimore snapped a photo of what looks like a great municipal gotcha: a solar-powered, trash-compacting public garbage can sitting in the shade.
I initially thought the can, at East Monument and North Chester streets, might belong to the Downtown Partnership. Spokesman Mike Evitts said it wasn't theirs, though he shed some light.
"The can in question is known as a big belly," he said via e-mail. "I always thought they looked a little like the robot maid, Rosie, from The Jetsons."
Evitts attached a photo of Rosie and referred me to the city Department of Public Works. I passed his message along to DPW spokeswoman Celeste Amato, who confirmed that the department services the can. She also assured me that it works.
"It seems to function in spite of the shade, like a solar calculator," Amato's e-mail said. "As long as it gets enough ambient light, it can do the job."
