Below The Beltway

Later this morning, Joe Lieberman, the independent Connecticut Senator who still caucuses with the Democrats, will endorse John McCain for President:
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), who was on the national Democratic ticket in 2000, will cross the aisle to endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tomorrow, Republican sources said.
The two will appear together on Fox News on [...]

John McCain’s campaign has been undergoing something of a revival lately.
After a summer and fall when he kept falling in the polls and falling behind in fundraising, McCain has actually gotten some good press lately. And, yesterday, he received three newspaper endorsements from papers that cover both Iowa and New Hampshire.
First, in Iowa, the Des [...]

Yesterday, Yankees Pitcher Andy Pettitte released a statement admitting he had used steroids in 2002:
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher admitted two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report.
Pettitte said he tried HGH on two occasions, [...]

Yesterday, Kellie and I took a drive down to The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia to check out the Christmas displays, and we’re glad we did.
First, there was the tree in the main lobby, which is simply amazing:

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I posted this last year, but it’s worth reposting:

Best song and dance number by clay-mation characters in television history:

Once again, we’ll be out on a Christmas project for a good part of today. Details to follow when I return, but we will be back before the latest storm of the century hits the D.C. area tomorrow afternoon.
Until then, a classic Christmas television moment:

The Washington Post lists the most-loved and most-hated Christmas songs according to radio listeners:
A little advice: When friends and relatives come visiting around Christmas, don’t haul out those old CDs with Madonna’s rendition of “Santa Baby” or Barbra Streisand’s “Jingle Bells?” And by all means, avoid “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”
Unless, that is, [...]

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The Politico’s Jonathan Martin reports that Iowa Republicans are considering scheduling another debate after Christmas largely because of how badly Wednesday’s debate was run:
DES MOINES — Dissatisfied with the debate here Wednesday that drew widespread scorn, Iowa Republicans will discuss on Friday the possibility of holding another forum before the January 3rd caucuses.
The debate this [...]