• Tomorrow is the anniversary — or “cumpleanos”, in Muslim — of Castro’s Cuban revolution. [Hit & Run]
• Douglas M. Elmendorf, some sort of lesser-known Lord of the Rings character, was selected by Democrats to direct the Congressional Budget Office. Nancy Pelosi is such a loser. [The Caucus]
• Michael Bloomberg has purchased the Clintons for New Year’s Eve. They will be displayed in Times Sq., for America. [Shenanigans]
• Barack Obama is holding an exciting essay contest! Winners will receive tickets to the Inauguration and the presidency of the Harvard Law Review. [CNN Political Ticker]
• Al Franken will probably beat Norm Coleman after all, in case that was putting a damper on your ability to enjoy New Year’s, which it couldn’t possibly have been. [HuffPost]

* Our only New Years advice: stick with this list, avoid this one. [WP]
* This is what it looks like when Lou Dobbs leaves a missed connection. [craistlist]
* January 4 is the only national holiday we’ll be celebrating. We’re undefeated at drunk Genus 1. Taking all comers. [FreeRide]
* So does everyone in Washington go to Florida at some point during the holidays? Hasn’t anyone learned their lesson yet? [Circumlocutor]

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