George State Sen. Robert Brown (D) says a former party member who became a Republican might need to keep his "white" sheets "for the midnight meeting." (via Erick Erickson)

"Full Metal Jacket" drill seargent R. Lee Ermey appearing on behalf of Toys 4 Tots took an opportunity to unload on President Obama, claiming his administration was destroying the country so that it could impose socialism. (via

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) talks about the strong probability that his district will be eliminated after redistricting. CNN's Jessica Yellin frets over the process. She calls Kucinich and Obama pragmatists.

WANE-TV: "Do you regret now saying that we should call a truce on social issues in the interest of paying attention to the debt and fiscal matters?" Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-Ind.): "I never regret saying what I think. I've tried to make a practice of being straight and level with people and I accept if people disagree. I think some people misunders

Megyn Kelly on getting rid of the term "illegal immigrant": "What is there was a push by the criminal defense bar to rebrand the use of the word 'rapist' to 'non-consensual sex partner'?"

Alan Colmes discusses political branding and rebranding.

(source: WGN-AM Radio)

"We did not do as good a job as we wanted to do, or as the city has the right to expect," NYC Mayor Bloomberg said during a press conference in a Bronx hardware store. "People shouldn't have panicked, they should have gone to the park and enjoy the snow," Bloomberg said.

FOX CHICAGO:Former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun called on the Chicago Sun-Times to fire columnist Neil Steinberg after he mocked her and her campaign for mayor of Chicago. Referring to Steinberg’s 2005 arrest for domestic abuse, after which he entere

President Obama has a wild time golfing while on vacation in Hawaii.

During a panel discussion on Fox News, substitute host Tucker Carlson declares that NLF QB Michael Vick should have been "executed" for his crimes.

Senators take the floor of the 111th Congress for the last time to address ther collegues and say their farewells.

"The minute you bail out a single state, you essentially assume the debt of every state in the union and you have exploded what is already an uncontrollable federal debt," Dr. Charles Krauthammer said.

"The teabaggers set the standards as to what you're going to fund and not fund and what taxes you're going to have and not have," Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) said on MSNBC.

Richard Wolffe says what progressives want most of all is fighting with conservatives. Wolffe, however, is "disappointed" that President Obama may be seeking the middle ground.

Jamie Radtke sets sights on Jim Webb's (D) Virginia Senate seat in 2012.

Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), a candidate for mayor of Chicago, tells Bill Clinton to stay out of the race. Davis accuses Clinton of trying to "thwart the legitimate political aspirations of Chicago's black community." Clinton has agreed to stump for Rahm Emanuel next month in his race for mayor.