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This piece appeared in a shorter but much less amusing form in the Washington Blade . Keepin’ It All Together President Clinton Talks to Yours Truly at the Democrats United Dinner WASHINGTON, DC--It was billed as the most successful fundraising event ever staged by the Democrats, with a reported take of $11 million. Indeed, the Democrats United Dinner, staged last Thursday at the National Building Museum, was a sight to behold, bringing together not just disparate elements of the Democratic Party, but of grand-scale events, as well--a little bit circus, a tad awards show and, of course, a little bit rock ‘n’ roll. Part picnic, part gala, guests paid $1,000 a piece to chaw on barbecue served on plasticware in the museum’s elegant atrium, surrounded by columns of all three orders of classical architecture. Readers who know the museum may recall that at the ground level, arches supported by Doric columns grace the perimeter, while up one level on the mezzanine, the Ionics hold sway in a ...