One for us, and another for the so-called elites. Can’t let a pesky document over a hundred years old that most people can’t understand get in the way of hope and change.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
The War Against Christmas
I don’t believe in God, but, I swear, people who believe there is no God, and don’t want anyone else to believe in Him are complete asshats, and this kind of nonsense is completely counterproductive to their cause.
California
There it went. It’s a sociopolitical tragedy that is destroying a beautiful place.
Remembering Christmas, 1914
…in no man’s land.
Merry Christmas To All
…my Christian readers. And if you have prayers, they should go out to the persecuted Christians in the world. For many, the “Arab Spring” was a sad new winter.
[Update on Christmas morning]
Related thoughts from Mark Steyn.
Newt’s “Zany” Space Policy
I have some questions for Mitt Romney over at PJMedia. By the way, today is the forty-third anniversary of Apollo 8’s circuit of the moon, when we won the space race.
A Brokered Convention
Is there a route to one? I sure hope so, but it seems unlikely.
Havel Remembrances
A roundup.
About Margaret Thatcher
Five myths, from Claire Berlinski.
Anti-Christian Nuttiness
Over at Gizmodo.
Hey, numbnutz. I have Christmas lights up. Last night we decorated a tree. I don’t believe in God.
[Early afternoon update]
I think that this encapsulates the problem:
I believe that the objections to “Merry Christmas” stem from a misunderstanding of the phrase. While you and I mean “Please share my joy in this wonderful season,” some interpret it to mean “Honor Christmas, you infidel!”
Some people are just wrapped too tight.
[Another update a few minutes later]
Santa’s not pagan:
While it’s absolutely true that there are sincere and committed Christophobes and joyless atheistic boobs out there, one of the major culprits is capitalism itself. I like capitalism — a lot. Heck, the best Christmas present I could get would be a Scrooge-like conversion on the part of the president after a visit from the Ghost of Socialism Past. But the downside of capitalism is that it will, eventually, encourage the commercialization of everything sacred. For instance, there’s an online “dating” company dedicated entirely to facilitating adultery. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a holiday symbolized by a man who gives presents would be exploited. That doesn’t mean we have to surrender to the trend, but we should recognize all of the trend’s sources, not just the convenient ones.
On a different note, the supposed champions of making Christmas more “inclusive” should at least ponder the irony that they are being intolerant. If you take offense when someone says “Merry Christmas,” you, quite simply, are the jerk.
Yup.