Go Gavin!

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom came face-to-face Wednesday with the reality of President Bush's second inaugural, an event many within his own party say he helped bring about by his decision to allow same-sex couples to wed in the city last winter.

Asked whether he had any second thoughts, Newsom replied: "None. Zip. Not a hesitation, in spite of the fact that a lot of Democratic mayors said to me, 'It's nice to meet the mayor who elected George Bush.' No sooner do they say that than I bring up other issues.''

Newsom won't stay for Bush's swearing-in. He'll be on a plane heading home when the president takes the oath for the second time at noon (9 a.m. PST) today.