...all my Christian readers, that is. The rest of you can go suck eggs. Or enjoy the holiday anyway, as I will. And my very best wishes are reserved for those in "the sandbox," trying to help make a better Middle East, at the potential cost of their lives and limbs, and at the definite cost of a holiday at home with their families.

And to all a good night.

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[Update a few minutes later]

All right, happy Channukah to my Jewish readers as well, though we all know that it's a pretty minor holiday as Jewish holidays go, and none of us goyim would pay any attention at all if it hadn't been set up as an alternative to Christmas so the Jewish kids wouldn't feel left out.

And as for Kwanza...please. Well, OK. If I have any readers who actually celebrate it, have a good one.

And to heck with you Festivus people. Get a non-nihilistic religion.

The Winter Solstice. Longest night of the year. Festival of The Dead. Now the Sun creeps back. Chanuka schmanuka. Pretty lights on tree. I believe in Santa Claus.

Rand,
if ever there was a blogger to link to this site on Christmas Eve, you would have been the one I picked.
http://www.noradsanta.com/en/default.php
This old man has enjoyed watching this for over five years now.
Mike

December 25 is also Karl Rove's birthday.

Alan - thanks for that tidbit of useful information.™

I'm sure I can put it to very good use as a greeting for liberals. :-D

Happy Karl Rove's Birthday to the LLL!

And a Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to everyone else.

hmm...

One day a year of presents for a young Karl. That explains a lot. We lefties now realize he didn't get enough love. 8)

No Festivus? What about the rest of us?

You don't celebrate Isaac Newton's birthday?

Merry Christmas, Rand!

Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year to you and yours!

We lefties now realize he didn't get enough love.

Alfred, unlike many lefties, maybe Karl understands that there's more to love than presents, and material things in general. ;-)

Speaking of which - have you noticed how the "lefties" tend to include all the rich guys that have never worked a day in their life (including singers, actors, etc.), while the guys that actually make the economy function tend to be "righties"?

Obviously, this is not true of everyone, but am I way off base here?

Merry Christmas, Happy Channukah and Happy Holidays to all.