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Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/14/2005 - 12:39
Via Tapped, this righteously indignated letter in the Washington Post:
President Bush showed a lack of sensitivity and judgment when he commemorated Hanukkah by lighting candles on Dec. 6 at the White House. Hanukkah does not begin this year until sundown on Dec. 25. While this may not be a convenient date for the president to commemorate a Jewish holiday, would he hold the White House Easter egg roll 19 days before Easter or light the Christmas tree at the Pageant of Peace 19 days earlier than scheduled?
Yeah! He totally should! Moving Christmas up a week or two would be a good deal for grinches and yuleniks alike, would it not? The holiday season is interminable for everyone, so let's just get it over with. The wait can be over. Christmas tomorrow. The future is now. Whaddya say? There should be, like, a leap-year system for Christmas. The season starts earlier every year, so maybe every couple years, the holiday itself should be moved back a bit to recalibrate. Bush did it with Hanukkah, which doesn't need it so much, but I'm sure it was just a trial run for lighting the Christmas tree on Dec. 11, 2006.