Happy New Year, everyone. And remember, if John Cusack shows up driving a limo, GET IN THE LIMO. Here are a few must-reads for the first (work) day of the new year.

“You Got A Name?” Rick Perry shuts down Politico reporter over anonymous source | The Right Scoop

‘Romney-Boating’: A Not-So-Swift Neologism? | Jim Geraghty
“I thought “Swift-boating” was a term Democrats used to describe an attack that they insist was unfair, but we on the right knew that the reason the Swift Boat Vet ads worked was because they jarringly and effectively rebutted the Kerry campaign narrative — that 200 or so of the men who served with him couldn’t stand him and found his service to be anything but heroic.”

Two “green” subsidies we won’t miss in 2012 | Hot Air
“After 30 years of federal subsidies for corn-based ethanol, Congress finally put an end to the program by refusing to renew the “green” energy technology program, which the Post notes did nothing to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.”

Ten 2011 Examples of Major Media Malfeasance | PJM
“In 2011, passive news consumers were extremely ill served, as the leftist legacy media seemed to almost completely abandon any pretense of objectivity or fairness left over from its disgraceful collective performance in 2010.”

And just for fun …
The Weirdest Stories of 2011 | Live Science
No excerpt, just click … if you dare!!