Topic: Don Young

Alaska is implementing a new "top four" primary and ranked-choice voting system to fill the House seat vacated by the late Don Young. The candidate list includes former Governor Sarah Palin and a North Pole City Councilman legally named Santa Claus. Critics of the ranked-choice system argue it is confusing and prone to manipulation, while Palin's potential return to Washington is viewed as a significant media event.

A viral C-SPAN clip from a Natural Resources Committee hearing is played, where Congressman Don Young of Alaska repeatedly calls witness Douglas Brinkley "Dr. Rice." The exchange devolves into a shouting match, with the chairman referring to the incident as a "foo-pah" (faux pas) and telling the witness not to "break the comedy."

Representative Don Young of Alaska is featured in a C-SPAN clip reading complex and confusing excerpts from the 2,700-page healthcare bill. Young highlights the creation of 160 new grant programs, 110 new agencies, and 13 "health czars." The hosts also discuss reports of the IRS hiring 16,000 new agents and ordering shotguns to enforce the new healthcare mandates.