The big money quote? Gavin channeling Popeye to say "I am who I am, imperfect and a work in progress." He also denied cocaine use, said he was going to Delancey Street almost every night, and wasn't sure if he was an alcoholic. In fact, he admitted that his work with Delancey Street was more to help him figure out why he was drinking as much as he was and not so much the 12 Step Program. Asked about his problems, Gavin admitted that his personal life had gotten in the way of his doing his job as Mayor and that he finds being Mayor these days as "therapeutic." He then went on to say, in the unedited interview, how much better he's feeling these days and then went on to talk about having nothing left to lose and all that and we could almost hear the inspirational power-ballad in the background.

Eh, sorry. Was that too snarky? He actually comes off as pretty honest in the interview and does take complete and full responsibility in what he did. He even mentioned that the whole rehab thing is a bit of a cliche and that he doesn't want to make it come off like he's blaming the booze. And hell, considering the recent doings of Ms. Spears, what Gavin did is kind of boring-- a whole new standard in public meltdowns has been set.

Gavin got a little help from Ms Pelosi as she was in town to talk about Global Warming. Apparently, she spent the first few minutes praising the Mayor's leadership skills, but as Fog City Journal notes, they never hugged or did anything that could get turned into a negative ad, you know, showing off all those San Francisco Values and all that. Not that Rudy Guilliani is considered a front runner for the nomination and all that. Eh, who knows.

Picture of Gavin and Nancy by SFist Jim