Oh jeez we will have to rewrite this lede to cover the (allegedly!) drunken Democrats who will all be arrested in Hollywood every night until Jesus’ birthday and the New Year are safely behind us: “It’s the holiday season, which means the Northern Virginia suburbs Hollywood are is going to be particularly deadly until January 3 or so, as Republican congresspeople elitist Democrats and their drunken wives and rent boys adult children wreak havoc on the icy semen-slick suburban gentrified urban streets.” MORE »

• Alexandra Kerry’s new book is full of Biblical metaphors and deep meditations about sneakers and is possibly better than Meghan McCain’s. [DC Examiner]
• McCain tries and fails to flatter John Lewis into friendship after having ignored him forever. [Crooks and Liars]
• Virginia thought its Tim Kaine had been picked as Obama’s VP for like three seconds but then, ha, no. [Political Ticker]
• The Democrats are letting the Republicans corner the market on patriotism, because who can argue with patriotism? [AMERICAblog]
• McCain can say whatever nonsense he wants, whenever he wants, and no one really cares at all, because everyone agrees he is a Maverick and a Patriot. [Ezra Klein]
• Scott McClellan gives Obama some PR advice that includes leaving Scott McClellan alone. [Ben Smith]