"Hastert Wants 'Christmas,' Tree Together"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - If it's a spruce tree adorned with 10,000 lights and 5,000 ornaments displayed on the Capitol grounds in December, it's a Christmas tree and that's what it should be called, says House Speaker Dennis Hastert.

Hastert, R-Ill., in a letter to the Architect of the Capitol, recommended that the annual Capitol Holiday Tree, as it has been called the past several years, be renamed the Capitol Christmas Tree.

"I strongly urge that we return to this tradition and join the White House, countless other public institutions and millions of American families in celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas tree," Hastert wrote to Architect Alan Hantman.

His office said the tree began to be referred to as the Holiday Tree in the 1990s. Spokesman Ron Bonjean said the reasons were unclear.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20051130/D8E6H4V82.html

[Cocoa]

1. Hastert like renaming things

[formerrepuke]

2. I'm so glad to see he's concentrating his efforts on one of the most

important issues facing our country right now. ((sarcasm))

[C_U_L8R]

3. Hastert should get his religions right...

I'm all for Christmas trees or Holiday trees.. whatever...
but truth is these trees have nothing to to do with
Christmas or Christianity at all. Lets go celebrate the solstice
and the Yuletide in good ol pagan tradition. Woohoo !!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. But first, the Airing of Grievances!

[TimeChaser]

5. Silly senator, it's a Yule Tree

[DKStreet]

6. How about this Denny?

The "Ronald Reagan--National Christmas Tree"?

[newyawker99]

7. Hi DKStreet!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

9. ROFL!!!

Welcome to DU, by the way. And funny post :D :D :D

:toast:

[OnionPatch]

8. He's just taking Bush's advice:

"You have to catapault the propaganda."