• Mikey likes McCain?: Does droopy Joe Lieberman know something we don't about New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's intentions in the 2008 campaign? While discussing his endorsement of John McCain today, he let fly some speculation about Mayor Mike mulling over a VP spot on the McCain ticket. Certainly would make fundraising easier.

• Mad money: Ron Paul hauled in $6 million on Sunday—possibly the largest single-day fundraising total in U.S. history, and certainly the work of his online disciples. Okay, and probably the blimp talk.

• Dictator digs: Saddam Hussein's lavish yacht is up for sale for £17 million ($34.3 million). Besides getting to play pretend as a murderous Iraqi dictator, you get gold-tap bathrooms, prayer rooms, and even a secret escape passage leading to a getaway patrol boat!

• Chris Crocker's 16th minute: Time magazine names its top 10 viral videos of 2007.

• Writerless new year: Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will return—without their writers—to the late-night lineup on Jan. 2, permitting Carson Daly to look like slightly less of an asshole.

• Anchor assault: Emmy Award winning TV babe-caster Alycia Lane—who caught flack for sending bikini-clad photos of herself to married NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen—faces charges for allegedly punching a NYC police officer in the face.