Merry Christmas! And I do mean Merry Christmas! I'm not content to merely say "happy holidays!". And the tree in my living room is not a "holiday tree", it is a Christmas tree! What's the big deal, you ask? Many people want to remove the word "Christmas" from our language. It is derived from two words: "Christ" and "mass", two words that many people are unfortunately uncomfortable with these days. If you celebrate Hannukah, well then, happy Hannukah as well! If you are one of those fools who celebrates Kwanzaa, the bogus African holiday dreamed up by the leftist lunatic Ron Karenga, then I can only feel sorry for you.

The usual war on Christmas that is waged by liberals each year was as intense as ever this year, and I feel compelled to declare victory for the pro-Christmas side. There was actually a Congressional resolution in support of Christmas, and it passed overwhelmingly by a 401-22 vote. It was sponsored by JoAnn Davis (R, Va), who said this:

"Celebrating Christmas is not a violation of separation of church and state. The Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution would prohibit the establishment of religion, not prohibit any mention of religion or reference to God in civic dialogue."

This was the text of the resolution:

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

Whereas the Framers intended that the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States would prohibit the establishment of religion, 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, for those who celebrate Christmas.

Not surprisingly, all 22 of the "representatives" who voted against this resolution were Democrats. Thanks to the folks at Newsmax.com, here are their names:

Ackerman, D-NY, 5th district
Blumenauer, D-OR, 3rd
Capps, D-CA, 23rd
Cleaver, D-MO, 5th
DeGette, D-CO, 1st
Harman, D-CA, 36th
Hastings, D-FL, 23rd
Honda, D-CA, 15th
Lee, D-CA, 9th
Lewis, D-GA, 5th
McDermott, D-WA, 7th
Miller, George, D-CA, 7th
Moore, D-WI, 4th
Moran, D-VA, 8th
Payne, D-NJ, 10th
Rush, D-IL, 1st
Schakowsky, D-IL, 9th
Scott, D-VA, 3rd
Stark, D-CA, 13th
Wasserman Schultz, D-FL, 20th
Wexler, D-FL, 19th
Woolsey, D-CA, 6th

For once, this shameful list does not contain a single Congressman from Pennsylvania. I am so proud.