Wonkette

* Democrats bring their families and boisterous energy to the Capitol as Nancy Pelosi cracks the “marble ceiling” with the swearing in of the 110th Congress. [WP, WP, NYT]
* Jim Webb tolerates Dick Cheney long enough to formally become a Senator. [WP]
* “White House scrambles to complete its new war policy package in time for the president to unveil it in a speech to the nation next week.” [WP, NYT, WSJ, USAT]
* Sweet, sweet Rick Santorum abandons Senate “Candy Desk.” [WSJ]
* Harriet Miers gets out before the investigations begin. [WP, NYT]
* Civil liberties groups have panties in a bunch over warrantless mail opening provision. [WP, NYT]
* Joe Biden still supports the terrorists, still hates America. [WP]
* William “Renton” Rehnquist spent most of 1981 having drug-induced paranoid freakouts. [WP, NYT]
* DC voting rights legislation will be addressed after the 100 hours, so basically it’s back to never. [WP]