As the denizens of DC diligently work to depart for a late-December vacation, here are a few developments to note as they will impact the political world, Jewish and otherwise:

The 2010 Census will yield losses of seats to New York and New Jersey…

More Muslims are attending Catholic Colleges.

Marty Peretz declares the Mideast peace process dead….again but Obama officials are still working at it.

David Brooks meets Erica Brown and brings her good name to the New York Times.

And at this “holiday season,” the Democrats would do well to ponder how they lost ground with “values voters”.

Posted by Nathan J. Diament