House Repubs: Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on December 25; and ...

[Fumesucker]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_12/021375.php

HOUSE GOP IS PRO-CHRISTMAS.... It was just six weeks ago that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) decided he was fed up with empty, meaningless congressional resolutions. These largely symbolic measures are taken up all the time -- it's been routine fare for years -- but Boehner decided they're now evidence of Democratic negligence. "These are your hard-earned tax dollars at work," Boehner scoffed.

He apparently didn't persuade his own caucus. This week, 19 House Republicans unveiled a resolution (H. RES. 951) to make it clear that Congress likes Christmas.

Whereas Christmas is a national holiday celebrated on December 25; and

Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment of the Constitution, in prohibiting the establishment of religion, would not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialog: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) recognizes the importance of the symbols and traditions of Christmas;

(2) strongly disapproves of attempts to ban references to Christmas; and

(3) expresses support for the use of these symbols and traditions by those who celebrate Christmas.

That'll show the anti-Christmas crusaders. If this entirely toothless resolution garners support, everyone will know that congressional politicians approve of the holiday. All of those folks intent on "banning references to Christmas" -- presumably they exist outside of far-right imaginations, right? -- won't know what hit 'em.

[napi21]

1. Is that all they have to do? A bit of honest debate on HC

might be a better use of their time, don't ya think?

[Ocracoker16]

2. So typical of GOP- can't write health care bill but plenty of time for War on Christmas

[Bitwit1234]

3. If you go back and look the party with the most resolutions

would be the republicans. But. Boehner the Gomer makes em up as he goes along.

[winston61]

4. Do you think any of these dipshits have any idea of the

real history of the mid-winter festival? You know, Pagans and all that?

[Orsino]

5. Hah. While the Dems have been wasting time reforming health care...

...the GOP has been quietly hammering out this key legislation.

[laughingliberal]

7. Yes, we've been caught napping nt

[spanone]

6. shameless husseys