Bitter Michelle Malkin Is Looking For Something To Cling To!

• Here is your President -- ha ha, no, the other one: "George" -- congratulating Barack Obama. [ Ben Smith ]

• Hysterical manchild Eric Cantor, whose feelings were hurt by terrible bully Nancy Pelosi, is throwing his name into the House Republican Whip hat. [ RedState ]

• Michelle Malkin will have none of this dumb "GOP re-branding," which is just a fancy vapid David Axlerod-ism. The fundamentals of the Party, clearly, are strong. [ Michelle Malkin ]

• A bunch of elitist four-year college professors suggest books that Obama should read, now that he's President and has so much more time for leisure. [ Inside Higher Ed ]

• Meet Obama's all-star transition team! Starting lineup includesJanet Napolitano,John Podesta, and that new puppy that Obama has pinky-sworn to Sasha and Malia.[ Marc Ambinder ]

• There are about 9 billion humans on Earth right now (not counting Joe Lieberman or his multitude of evil hologram clones.) In 1830, it was just 1 billion. [ The Caucus ]