WELL, I'M SURE THIS DID A LOT FOR THE IMAGE OF JEWS IN SEATTLE

First, thanks to the 500+ people who emailed me the information on this outrage over the weekend. This serves to illustrate just how mad this made people.

For the past 10 years the Sea-Tac airport, serving Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, has put up about 15 Christmas trees during the Christmas season. This year an orthodox rabbi decided that there was an opportunity to get a little publicity and perhaps make a name for himself. Well, he succeeded. He certainly made a name for himself, but it probably isn't one he will want inscribed on his tombstone.

The rabbi decided that since there were Christmas trees at Sea-Tac, he wanted a menorah. What's more, he wanted a public lighting ceremony for the menorah. He apparently made his appeal to the Sea-Tac airport management in the form of an "either-or" demand. Either give me my menorah, or take down the Christmas trees. You've got two days. The airport management decided that it had better things to do during this busy holiday season, so they took down the trees to make the rabbi go away.

Now ... let's sit and wait to see if other rabbis and members of the Seattle Jewish community step forward to denounce this character. He certainly hasn't done anything to foster warm and fuzzy feelings between those celebrating Christmas and Hanukah this year.

What a putz.

THE KATRINA DISASTER .... WHO'S FAULT?

Are you starting to get an idea just why the people of New Orleans were so messed up by Katrina? Are you starting to understand that most of the problems were of their doing, not the fault of FEMA or George Bush?

This idiots down there have reelected William Jefferson as their congressman. This is the crook that was found with $90,000 in cash in his freezer, cash that is believed to have come from a $100,000 bribe he took. He is most likely headed to an indictment in the next few months, and these idiots voted him back in office.

Now we know that a huge portion, perhaps a majority of the people who live in this congressional district are completely lacking in any sense of right-and-wrong. It's a welfare district and Jefferson delivered the goods ... both to himself and his district. It should come as no surprise at all that people who would send a crook like this back to congress would be unable to care for themselves in the face of a hurricane.

CYNTHIA AL-MCKINNEY'S PARTING SHOT

Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, best known for slugging a Capitol Hill police officer awhile back, is heading out of office in a couple weeks. Given the boot in the 2006 Democratic primary, McKinney hasn't had much to do lately. I guess all of those Islamic terrorist-backed campaign donations couldn't save her at the polls.

At any rate, always craving attention, Ms. Al-McKinney decided to introduce a piece of legislation on her way out of office. Now..she knew that this bill had no chance of passing. It was literally dead on arrival. But that didn't matter to the cutest little Jihadist in Congress. It was a bill to call for the impeachment of President Bush. isn't that sweet? But what Cynthia knew she could count on was the Bush-hating, Leftist mainstream media. And true to form, they ate it right up. You've gotta giver he credit for being media-savvy. For a politician that's about to disappear into obscurity, she sure knows how to generate the headlines.

But back to this bill. Not only was it aimed at President Bush, who could care less, but it was a shot at Nancy Pelosi. The Democrats now running the House say they won't impeach the president. How big of them. The real reason they won't pursue that is because they don't have the votes.

So what's next for Cynthia McKinney? Who knows. My bet is that she becomes more radical as time goes by. She is probably near suicidal with the idea of her leaving the Congress just as her party is moving into the majority. Here is someone who knows that if she had played her cards right .. and not been such a freaking moonbat over the past years .. .she probably would have been in line for a good subcommittee chairmanship. Now she's on the outside looking in.

Watch her show up as the Green (Socialist) Party candidate for President the next time around.

IRAN LIKES IRAQ STUDY GROUP

This is how you know the report from the Jim Baker/Lee Hamilton Iraq Study Group is a complete bust. The Iraq foreign minister, a guy named Manouchehr Mottaki, says the U.S. needs an honorable way out of Iraq, and Iran is in a position to help. Huh?

Iran. In a position to help. The United States. I don't think so. This is a joke, right? This is the same Iran who is right now harboring Al-Qaeda. This is the same Iran that is training and financing the insurgency in Iraq. This is the same Iran whose president denies the Holocaust and has called for Israel to be wiped off the map. And this is who we're supposed to sit down and talk to.

But we shouldn't be surprised. Of course Iran likes the surrender document submitted by the ISG. Iran knows we are in a position of weakness, and they smell an opportunity. They know Democrats have taken over Washington, so Islamic terrorist appeasement is the order of the day.

What's next? Al-Sadr addressing a joint session of Congress? Just wait.

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Our redneckmailboxeshavealmostcaughtupwith our hauling pictures. Here's the latest. More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Thanks to the war on drugs, the United States has more people in prison than anyone else in the world.  7 million people, or 1 in 32 adults, are in the clink.  That's really helping with the drug war too, isn't it?  Believe it or not, we have a higher incarceration rate than Russia.

Here comes Barack Obama...he's up in New Hampshire making speeches and laying the groundwork for a run for president next year.  Of course, he's actually running for vice president.  Nobody on the Left has a chance against The Hildabeast political machine.

Corruption continues in Iraq...this time over oil revenues.  Turns out the government is only spending 15% of the oil money...money that was supposed to be spent on roads, schools, refineries, electricity and the like.  Time for somebody to be held accountable.

Hillary is re-releasing her book "It Takes A Village," complete with a new introduction.  Oh boy!  It goes on sale tomorrow.  Hurry into bookstores to reserve your copy now!  She even talks about 9/11 in it.  Apparently she's also talking about the electronic village too.

James Baker continues to make the rounds about his Iraq Study Group report.  He's now saying that we're not going to win the war in Iraq militarily.  I'm sure the troops appreciate his vote of confidence.  Baker says we have to win the war politically.  Right...as always, the battle cry of the appeaser...let's sit down and talk.

Are Democrats going to do anything about the pork barrel spending that was out of control during the Republican years in Washington?  Robert Novak says you can forget it...the gravy train of earmarks will be arriving right on time for the 110th Congress come January.

So what do the neocons think about all this Iraq Study Group business?  They call the report from Baker and company a failure and say any actions we take are up to the president now.  Robert Kagan and Bill Kristol report.

George Will looks back at the year in politics and some of its more colorful characters.  The president of Iran makes an appearance, as do the Democrats who took over Washington.  And don't forget Barack Obama. 

Professor Mike Adams always likes to bring people up to speed on the good colleges to attend.  Today he spotlights one people may not have thought of:  Pepperdine University.  Did you know Pamela Anderson works out there?

Star Parker says now that Democrats are back in power, expect the politics of fear and envy to take over.  First up for criticism in her column:  Lou Dobbs.  The popular CNN anchor likes to talk about the war on the middle class, and Star is having none of it.

What's more damaging to the environment than airplanes, coal plants, and SUVs? That burger you're having for lunch.

You've heard Herman Cain fill in for Neal Boortz. Read his latest online column.

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