December 20, 2004

A PC President

I think I know why President Bush said "Happy Holidays" twice at today's press conference but didn't say "Merry Christmas" once. Some of his best friends are Jewish.

Not saying "Merry Christmas" disappointed me, but it shows Bush is his own man no matter what the Bush bashers think.

UPDATE: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did the opposite of the President by calling the state Christmas tree exactly what it is.

UPDATE II: As to my "best friends" quip I was almost correct:

Some leaders of Jewish organizations were miffed that the White House chose to meet with a hand-picked group of rabbis —and predominantly Orthodox ones at that —rather than appointed heads of leading Jewish groups, as is usually the custom.