Lunchtime Links

Newt Gingrich says Obama should take the rest of the year off.

Kal Penn returns to his White House gig after filming “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas.”

Some British people apparently got engaged.

The Daily Show mocks McCain on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Louie Gohmert argues for a government shutdown.

Janet Napolitano defends full-body scanners.

An anti-”Obamacare” Republican demands his government-subsidized health care.

Bobby Jindal says he won’t run for president in 2012…

…and Sarah Palin describes her ideal 2012 GOP candidate.

Obama’s children’s book comes out today.