Because it's the holidays, we're giving you the gift of early items from the magazine: Tina Fey brought her Sarah Palin impression out of retirement for Shelly Silver and the Democratic caucus — she couldn't really refuse, considering NBC chief Jeff Zucker asked her to make the appearance … In an interview, New School prez Bob Kerrey says he just doesn't understand why people want to get rid of him … And Will Leitch considers why the Mets and Yankees are making big bets and signing highly expensive players during the economic collapse. Frankly, it gives us hope: If the Yankees still have $161 million to spend, things can't be that bad.