As you can see from below, I was somewhat accurate in my Pre-election predictions.
1. Gasoline prices have started "creeping" back
up. In my area they started up almost immediately after the election.
2. Donald Rumsfield quit (fortunately
or unfortunately, depending on your political leanings AFTER the elections.)
3. The President suddenly acknowledges that we
may not be winning the war in Iraq, and maybe we should consider some new direction in Iraq.
*I cannot understand why some people think using the term "Happy Holidays" is taking the "Christ" out of Christmas.
No rational thinking person would expect a Christian church to not wish its parishioners, or other Christians, a Merry Christmas. I would expect a rabbi to wish the members of the congregation a Happy Chanukah, and
I would expect all other religions and religious holidays to be treated the same way through the year.
When a company or organization wants to embrace the whole population
by using “Happy Holidays” rather than a religious-specific term, I think they may understand the true meaning
of the term “melting pot” used to describe the U.S.A. Even the person
who has no religious beliefs, most likely will be celebrating the New Year, so “Happy Holidays” also applies to
that person.
My father and grandparents came from Europe.
I was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised and educated
in Connecticut. I
was, and am, an American. My father became an American citizen, and he too was
an American.
However for those who have a problem with “Merry Christmas”
or “Happy Holidays”, I want to wish you all a “Happy (insert your choice of wording)”.
