Santa Claus came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to deliver a message to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio): pass President Obama's middle-class tax cut bill or you'll be on the naughty list.

The roly-poly white-bearded man dressed in his seasonal red attire slid right past the “Official Business Only” sign in the alcove to Boehner’s Capitol Hill digs.

With an entourage of paparazzi (five photographers) and a handler from the liberal group “Catholics United,” “Santa” asked a good-natured Speaker staffer for “two minutes” of Boehner’s time.

WE HEAR: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) took a page out of former Sen. Paul Sarbanes’s (D-Md.) joke book when he made a crack at last week’s Washington Business Hall of Fame black-tie gala.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) may be going bald, but at least he still has more hair than 98 percent of the Senate, he joked on Wednesday.

#Esquire report on having less hair than I once did is sadly true.But good news is I am still in upper 2% in Senate. soc.li/8aubTIS

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 12, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says while her age isn’t a concern because she’s “healthy” and has “incredible stamina and energy,” she doesn’t “believe” she’ll run for president again.

In a clip released from Wednesday night’s ABC special, “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012,” the 65-year-old former first lady and 2008 presidential candidate all but rules out another White House run.

“I’ve said I really don’t believe that that’s something I will do again,” says Clinton. “I am so grateful I had the experience of doing it before. I think there are lots of ways to serve, so I’ll continue to serve.”

SPOTTED: Actor Laurence Fishburne and wife Gina Torres dining at Elisir on Tuesday night.

Fishburne, looking dapper in a suit and tie, while Torres was elegant in a simple black cocktail dress, joined another couple at the Italian restaurant in downtown Washington.

Former President George W. Bush says he’s “fired up” about becoming a grandfather.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is one of the “Top 10 Orthodox Jewish All-Stars” according to a website called JewintheCity.com.

The inaugural list is made up of individuals who “have reached the pinnacle of their respective fields while maintaining a religiously observant lifestyle,” according to a press release. Read more...

OVERHEARD: Sen. John Kerry was on the receiving end of a bipartisan birthday wish on Tuesday. The Massachusetts Democrat turned 69 on Dec. 11.

As Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) was walking off the Senate floor on Kerry’s big day, he saw his colleague and yelled, “Hey, birthday boy!”

The two men were seen talking quietly briefly before parting ways.

—Brendan Sasso contributed to this report.

Turns out Lindsay Lohan isn’t the only fan of The Wanted.

A member of the U.K. group, which ahs been spotted hanging out with the “Liz and Dick” actress, says the first lady told them she digs the “Glad You Came” singers.

“The highlight of our year so far has been meeting Michelle Obama. She was so normal with us. She told us that The Wanted were on her playlist,” Siva Kaneswaran tells The Daily Mirror.

The entertainer boasted, “I’m sure we’re on her 25 Most Played on her iPhone.”