Fox News host Sean Hannity is threatening to leave New York after comments by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) that “extreme conservatives, who are right-to-life, pro-assault weapon, anti-gay… have no place in the state of New York,” Politicker reports.

Said Hannity: “I’m not welcome in my own home state. And that’s fine. Gov. Cuomo, I’m going to leave and I’m taking all of my money with me-every single, solitary penny. And by the way governor, because I work here, there’s a whole bunch of people that work for me and benefit because I do two shows. And I guess maybe some of them will be out of work, governor. I’m sure you’ll take care of them.”

David Wildstein, the Port Authority official at the center of Chris Christie’s bridge traffic scandal who refused to answer questions before the New Jersey legislature today, “was Wally Edge, a pseudonymous blogger who broke news about New Jersey politics on a site called PoliticsNJ.com, Politico reports.

An extended trailer of the new season of House of Cards is out.

If you missed the first season, you can catch up here.

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Steve Benen: “The general impression is rooted in fact: the Sunday shows love Republicans. Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week, State of the Union and Fox News Sunday, hoping to reflect and help shape the conventional wisdom for the political world, collectively favor GOP guests over Democratic guests every year, but who were the big winners in 2013?”

“In all, 10 of the top 13 are Republicans, as are six of the top seven.”

Here are the 10 most popular posts on Political Wire for 2013:

1. Another Bush Enters the Fray

2. Lawmaker Makes Lewd Remark to Teenage Girl

3. Quote of the Day

4. Christie Slams House Republicans

5. Best Political Ad of the Year (So Far)

6. Tennessee Politician Arrested for Indecent Exposure

7. The Nuclear Launch Code was 00000000

8. Ministry Apologizes to Gay Community and Shuts Down

9. Bolivian Lawmaker Caught Raping Unconscious Colleague

10. Unskewing Obama’s Sexuality

Coming on DVD next month: Inequality for All, the excellent documentary from Robert Reich.

House of Cards series will return for its second season on Feb. 14, Mashable reports.

If you missed them, all 13 previous episodes are available instantly for binge-watching.

You can also watch the original U.K. version which is significantly better.

Erik Wemple tears apart Mike Allen’s Playbook email newsletter and reports how it’s filled with recycled press releases and “long hugs to powerful Washington interests, including advertisers.”

“Politico’s leaders didn’t cooperate for this piece. In rejecting a sit-down discussion, Editor-in-Chief John Harris said the premise ‘is without merit in any shape or form.’ Without an interview, it’s impossible to judge Allen’s motivations. For example, does he write nice things about the chamber because he wants more advertisers or because he feels their agenda doesn’t get fair play in other outlets? Did he publish those BP plugs because he thought they were newsworthy or because he’s got a friend at the company?”

Andrew Sullivan says “to my eyes, it reads like a meticulously researched tale of at least the appearance of blatant corruption.”

Just released: Alpha House, an original political comedy show available only on Amazon.

The Washington Post notes the show is based on a real Capitol Hill living arrangement and centers on four Republican senators who are also roommates.

The first three episodes are free to all. The remainder can only be viewed by Amazon Prime members.

By popular request, the discussion series we launched yesterday is now a podcast.

You can subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

Jon Stewart highlights all that is wrong with CNN in a devastating piece.

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For some reason, Anthony Weiner agreed to an interview with Sean Hannity.

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After more than 30 years as a commentator for ABC News, George Will is heading to Fox News, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“The cable news network announced Tuesday that it has hired the conservative voice and author as its latest contributor, where he will offer analysis and commentary across daytime and primetime programming — including Special Report With Bret Baier and Fox News Sunday.”

“House of Turds”

— New York Daily News, October 1, 2013.

New York Times: “The ideas seemed simple enough: a documentary on CNN and an NBC mini-series that would capitalize on the popularity of one of the world’s most visible public figures. But nothing is simple when it comes to Hillary Rodham Clinton.”

“Both sides of the political aisle registered objections to the projects, which would have explored the life of the former first lady and potential 2016 presidential candidate. Members of the news divisions at NBC and CNN publicly protested the decision by their networks to go ahead with them.”

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, my adviser in graduate school, is apparently remaking himself as Michael Moore with a new documentary, Inequality for All.

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A preview of a new reality show called The Governor’s Wife featuring former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards’ wife, Trina, has been posted. The show begins in October.

The video from CNN is a thing to behold.

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