Merry Christmas, Blog Friends!

I know we liberals hate Christmas, but we'll muddle through somehow. Today is also the start of Hanukkah, so if anyone Jewish is reading this, you have a great holiday as well. This will be my only post of the day (that's your present), so let's all remember today all the people (the residents of the Gulf Coast, U.S. soldiers overseas, the citizens of Iraq, the people in the Sudan and other troubled regions) endorsing hardships this holiday season. Hopefully the next year will be better than this last.

In conclusion... happy holidays, peace on earth, goodwill toward men.

Behold, for he has arrived-