Warning: Don't look at this item unless you have a cast-iron stomach! Yes, it's Miss Mitch and her, uh, wife

Heavens above, it's America's, um, sweethearts?

Didn't get a chance to pass on this item from our pal Al Kamen in yesterday's Washington Post "In the Loop" column. You'll probably want to adjust your travel plans accordingly. -- Ken

Worth a look

No particular plans for the holidays? If you find yourself in Kentucky, stop by the University of Louisville and check out the newly opened archives housing the papers of Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, former labor secretary Elaine L. Chao.

The archives are in the Ekstrom Library. Loop Fans may recall a $14.2 million McConnell earmark that paid for a new library wing three years ago and included an auditorium named for Chao. This new exhibit, as described by Chao's e-mailed holiday greeting card, is a "7,000 square foot facility." She adds: "The gallery is over 2,000 square feet, and features memorabilia, photos, and videos from Mitch's and my childhoods through our careers. In particular, the exhibits chronicle the immigration of our family from Asia to America, our initial years in America, the challenges of assimilating to a different land."

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