Wonkette

Our President-elect has mastered the art of time travel and can shoot laser beams from his nipples, but he hasn’t figured out yet how to be in two places at the same time. ERGO, somebody must fill his senatorial seat while he is off being the President. But who, hmmm? Jesse Jackson Jr. seems to be making a lot of noise about he wants the seat, but that is what those Jacksons do — talk endlessly about whatever. MORE »

* Names & Faces: Anna Nicole Smith’s case arrives at the Supreme Court tomorrow. [WP]
* Inside Politics: Justice Antonin Scalia: “I used to travel on the subway from Queens to Manhattan with a rifle. Could you imagine doing that today in New York City?”. . . Sen. Reid (D-Nev.): “If elections were held today, we’d pick up five seats. The Senate would be 50-50.”. . . Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) was expecting a “legit” reporter when he sat for an interview with “The Daily Show.” [WT]
* Page Six: Judith Miller is reduced to wearing all black and reading the New York Post on the subway. [NYP]