Vincent Gray in Georgetown: kibbitzing or campaigning?

D.C. Council Chair Vincent Gray made a surprise appearance Friday at a Georgetown happy hour sponsored by the Georgetown Business Association, the BID, CAG, the ANC and others. Could the soft-spoken rival of Mayor Adrian Fenty be testing the waters for a mayoral run? With Fenty's popularity drooping and more investigations of newly rich cronies underway in The Washington Post and the Council, a growing number of city leaders are advocating a challenge to Fenty by Gray, a longtime community leader and public advocate. One of those encouraging a campaign is Fenty supporter Councilmember Jack Evans, who could run for the Council Chair's seat if Gray runs for mayor. Evans would maintain his Ward seat whether he won or lost the city-wide election for Chair. Evans, who was also at the happy hour, has held the Ward 2 seat since 1990...