We finally learned who Bush booked in the Blair House instead of letting the Obamas stay there. And—surprise!—it's a major-league asshole.

John Howard, the CEO of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking and a ubiquitous presence on the social scene (he's pictured on the left with Michael's owner, Michael McCarty), has a new name for his firm now that Bear Stearns is no more. It's now called Irving Place Capital and happens to be named for the posh four-story townhouse he owns at 80 Irving Place.