Sidelights.

"I was wrong about the war," MSNBC's Chris Matthews told crowds in a recent speech. "I thought there would be an Arab revolt, a tremendous uproar.... Nothing happened. I hate being wrong, but I'm glad." * New Zealand's Health Ministry is considering a measure to make it illegal to sell junk food to children. Foods that might become off-limits include soft drinks, pies, sweets, and chocolate. * Citizens attending town meetings in Shutesbury, Massachusetts now must sit according to smell. One section of the meeting hall is for those who never use perfumes or scented deodorants, another is for people who occasionally use fragrances, but didn't on the day of the meeting. The last section is for those wearing some sort of scent.... Environmental pollution in North America dropped 5 percent between 1995 and 2000, according to a recent study by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. * According to field polls, Democrat Gray Davis has become California's least-approved-of governor in the past 50 years. Sixty-five percent of Californians disapprove of his job performance. Forty-six percent would vote Davis out of office in the event of a recall.... The Chicago Daily Herald reported that a "former state worker with Democratic ties at a Joliet treatment center for the state's most dangerous sex offenders registered more than 125 of them to vote last fall. Voting patterns show the child molesters, rapists, and other sexual deviants overwhelmingly supported Democrats." ... "Hillary [Clinton] is the only thing that can save the Democrats," according to Congressional Quarterly writer Craig Crawford. * Actor James Woods describes part of the entertainment industry as "almost lunatic liberal. There's sort of a loony fringe that's way over the top and out of step with mainstream America." * Honolulu resident John Magnus had over 100 T-shirts printed with the slogan "Will Work for Freedom." The shirts were sent to a variety of celebrities and politicians. Vice President Dick Cheney sent Magnus a friendly thank you note. Actor Martin Sheen sent the T-shirt back, the package still ...