Dr. Charles Krauthammer says if Republicans defund health care reform it will help the Democrats be able to blame them for its failure. "I am skeptical about taking away the funds because what it will do, it will poke holes in the system. It will make it more chaotic. It will allow some things to be enacted, others to be more slowly or clumsily

PBS: Ray Suarez continues his series from Havana with a report on the Cuban health care system's emphasis on preventive medicine. (via Gateway Pundit)

"I think you're limiting it by saying 'just the tea party.' I think the American public across the board, I think independents are the key to elections, independents move[d] massively away from the Democratic party in this last election. I think the tea party reflected a voice in America that said 'we have had enough,'" former Senator Norm Colem

On Monday night's edition of "Hardball," host Chris Matthews talked about putting the birth certificate controversy surrounding President Obama to rest. "Why has the president himself not demanded they put out the original documents?" Matthews wonders. "If it exists, why not put it out?" Chris Matthews asks.

David Letterman's "Late Show" program spoofs crossover of other shows on Sarah Palin's reality show.

Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) is set to become the longest serving female senator in history. Dana Bash spoke with her.

How will the GOP approach immigration debate in the new Congress? Lou Dobbs discusses.

"We're becoming a nation of wussies," Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) told Philadelphia's FOX affiliate.

Congressman-elect Joe Walsh (R-Illinois) talks about Congress sliding in a health care regulation during the holiday week. "They purposely don't want people to be aware of this," Walsh said of a provision that would allow health providers to discuss end-of-life planning with their patients.

Joe Miller says he won't stand in way of GOP rival Lisa Murkowski's certification. Political strategist Bob Beckel and commentator Andrea Tantaros debate. RCP's Scott Conroy reports: Republican Joe Miller said that

MSNBC: While on holiday vacation in Hawaii, President Obama reviews a plan crafted by Pete Rouse, current White House Chief of Staff, that would reorganize Obama’s staff for the new year. MSNBC’s Richard Wolffe highlights key potential changes of the reorganization plan. Wolffe is the author of "Revival."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tells a local television station that he will not run for President in 2012.

ABC News: "I think it's strangling us," Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH) said. "They're in the halls of Congress everywhere, and it means, for example, that you sit on a committee and you say something about concern