* The government is trying to resist lying to old people. [NYT]

* Take Al Franken seriously, okay? [WP]

* Did you know that our tax dollars are sometimes used for things other than guns and stuff? [NYT]

* Ron Paul broke his own fund-raising record blah blah blah. [WP, The Hill]

* Huckabee is the New York Times' kind of Republican. [NYT, NYTM]

* Thank God this year is almost over. [Roll Call]

* Romney is a big fan of the offshore tax haven but let's face it: who isn't? [LAT]

* Wives and Bill Clinton bring it to the campaign trail. [WT]