Chelsea Clinton on Thursday thanked the New York hospital where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stayed during her recent health scare "for taking great care of my mom."

Thank you to the doctors, nurses & staff at NewYork Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center for taking great care of my Mom

— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) January 2, 2013

Many Democrats on Wednesday were content to let Republicans take center stage in criticizing their own party over disaster relief.

Rep. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) blasted Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) for adjourning the House without a vote on legislation providing relief to the states hit by Hurricane Sandy in October.

Their stance earned support from Democrats in the House and Senate on Twitter.

RT if you agree w/GOP @reppeteking: House has moral obligation to hold #Sandy aid vote, People are out of their homes, cold, & w/o food

— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) January 2, 2013

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is looking forward to the return of his colleague Sen. Mark Kirk (R) on Thursday.

I look forward to welcoming @senatorkirk back to the Senate tomorrow! dailyherald.com/article/201301…

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) January 2, 2013

Many Twitter users spent the beginning of the new year concerned that the country would fall over the "fiscal cliff," according to new data released by the social network on Wednesday.

Twitter said 1.4 million tweets mentioning "fiscal cliff" or the hashtag #fiscalcliff were sent in the last 30 days, with about one-third of that total sent in the last week alone.

Donald Trump thinks "Republicans may be the worst negotiators in history."

I am a Republican ... but the Republicans may be the worst negotiators in history!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 1, 2013

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wished Hillary Clinton a "speedy recovery" on Monday after the secretary of State was hospitalized

We're wishing Secretary Clinton a speedy recovery

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Media personality Dr. Ruth Westheimer on Thursday said the failure of lawmakers to reach a deal on the “fiscal cliff” suggests they are bad lovers. Read more...

Rep.-elect Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is already getting some celebrity support from her Hollywood “homie” in her bid for the seat of the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii).

On Tuesday, “Harold and Kumar” actor and former associate director for the White House Office of Public Engagement Kal Penn wrote on Twitter, “Imagine having a young Senator who gets it? My homie @TulsiGabbard, combat vet, 32, could be nominated!”

The sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is upset about having one of the photos she posted on her private Facebook feed made public on the Web via a tweet, BuzzFeed reported.

The incident sparked an online debate about Facebook's privacy settings, with many noting how even the savviest of Facebook users can get tripped up by the social network's granular privacy controls.