C-SPAN video of Rep. Tonko’s “Twas the Night before Christmas” from yesterday on the House floor. [clever] h/t Jeremy Art

Rick Perry’s not afraid to admit he’s a Christian but what he believes is insignificant to the power of the force. h/t the Factor

“I’m proud of my gun — and I pooed in space.” Bad Lip Reading: Rick Perry’s “Strong” ad – watch more funny videos h/t Pat Gavin

Washington Post’s Jason Horowitz: The Man Behind the Ron Paul Ads

Job well done by the Speaker’s digital media team. [video]

Yesterday Matt Lira, along with Steve Dwyer, pulled off the first ever Congressional Hackathon sponsored by  Facebook. Below is the video recapping the successful event. Note: FamousDC makes an appearance at the :39 second mark. h/t katieharbath

Brilliant move. Note: A confirmed source tells us Pink Ranger is a lock for Secretary of State. big h/t to @AKaczynski1

Edelman recently released the findings of our 2011 Capital Staffers Index which is our annual study that analyzes trends in communications and public affairs. [View full size] A new study by Edelman, the 2011 Capital Staffers Index, shows the meteoric rise in Twitter use and social media channels is shaping and …

Cloture Club’s Andrew Heaton recently interview Jack Abramoff . Our favorite question: Can you differentiate between a lobbyist, super lobbyist and uber lobbyist if such a thing exists? [video]

Comedian Chris Farley, who often portrayed Speaker Gingrich on “Saturday Night Live”, paid a surprise visit to the House Republican Conference. [C-SPAN 1995] h/t Chris Taylor

It gets dirty. h/t JB

It’s been a hot minute, so we figured it was time. According to TMZ, Bristol doesn’t do stop lights very well. The Accused — Bristol Palin The Crime — Failure to stop for a red light in Alaska on November 19. The Fine — $210

This is classic. h/t Lazy Hazy’s Wife

We have no idea what’s going on here, but whatever it is, it’s awesome. [via WH Flickr] By The White House

It’s a good week to be named Grover Norquist. He’s been mentioned everywhere. Alan Simpson, Tuesday