now he has an snl style commercial about it. >> imagine the greatest christmas stories told by the senator who once read green eggs and ham from the senate floor. >> twas oig the night before the shut down and all through the house -- >> reporter: politicians are taking the old saying to heart. if you can't beat them, join them. sara sidner, cnn, new york. >> star wars didn't actually change cinema. >> very clever. >> it is, you just have to be good at it. funny is done any p funny. always good to be part of a joke. >> i think we give politicians a pass because we know that they're not at the same level as tina fey. so i think it's just fun to see them -- >> better than most of the stuff we wind up reporting on. >>> so it is that time of the year when we like to take a nostalgic look back. we'll break down the highlights of 2015.