From the Pork Barrel: Swamp Creatures, Torturers and Ann Coulter

* The Swamp Creature of Congress is back! (And, no, I'm not talking about Denny Hastert.)

* New scientific study on looks into Sarah Palin's popularity with many voters.

* Looks like the incoming president's gonna need to find a new place to torture political dissidents. I suggest Trenton, NJ.

* Obama possibly taking this whole Lincoln-emulation thing a bit far.

* Al Franken asks Minnesota governor for senate seat. Governor says, "Go fish."

* Roland Burris is probably almost certainly maybe for sure gonna be a senator.

* What's the only thing that could possibly make The View any better? Can't think of anything? How about Ann Coulter?

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