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Is the Word Christmas Politically Correct?

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the former. Albert Einstein. A number of commercial establishments in the empire have removed the word Christmas from their greetings in an effort to comply with some absurd application of political correctness. Imagine the collective surprise of an eager-to- buy public when they are faced by a store-engineered campaign aimed at eliminating the word Christmas from its greetings, wrapping paper, decorations and all the other enticements to celebrate this important holiday by buying and buying and buying. Christmas has been traditionally a holiday of family festivities, where the exchange of gifts, originated by three traveling Magi some two thousand years ago, celebrated the most important event in Christianity. So, it is odd that those who would benefit the most from the celebration of Christmas, oppose its very mention by relying on the doubtful premise that non-Christians might find such celebration objectionable. What do you think about this? asked my wife, who seldom misses those incidents that attempt against decency and common sense. Before I could answer she added: What makes people adopt such extreme, if not ridiculous attitudes? **End Summary** Topics: christmas]]> satire]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The more interesting aspects of our society are targeted in the articles written with a touch of humor and satire by this author. See more: http://www.astrommi.com/

Do You Want to Know what Goes On at the White House?

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Some of the great qualities of our president are his optimism and his self confidence, both of them wrapped in a streak of stubbornness and a sunny disposition. For a New Haven cowboy, George W. Bush is colorful and glib and has acquired most of the attractive qualities of a Houston oil millionaire's son. But his life in the White House has not been the Roman holiday he envisioned when sitting in his governor's office in Austin. In the month of November of the year 2006, the Democratic Party scored a major victory in the mid term elections and all of a sudden found itself in command of both houses of Congress. It was a bitter pill to swallow for the Republican Party and for the herds of neo conservatives, traditionalists, right wing extremists, vociferous talk show hosts and many of those pseudo religious organizations that are ever present in any government environment. For our president, it was especially difficult, but, as we said, he is an optimist and does not wrinkle easily. "George, what is the matter with you today? You have already taken two showers, shaved twice and used half a gallon of French cologne! **End Summary** Topics: white house]]> gossip]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The more interesting aspects of our society and our government in particular, are targeted in the articles written with a touch of humor and satire by this author. See more http://www.astrommi.com/

Do You Want to Know What Happened to Karl?

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Karl Rove had not felt that way in years. The Democrat's mid term election victory of 2006 had had a profound effect on him to the extent that he considered it a personal defeat. For the past several years he had deftly manipulated the strings of the Bush Administration with such enviable results that friends and foes alike considered the results he obtained as the product of exceptional wisdom, courage and political vision. He recalled that famous phrase by Winston Churchill that defined how he and President Bush felt about their accomplishments: 'Victory at all costs, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.' But the election results had changed the survival angle; he kept thinking of his sizeable home mortgage and the mounting expenses of his several homes. . He mentally reviewed the magnificent scenario he developed for the invasion of Iraq. The very term 'War on Terror' was born at that time and profited from the country's revulsion and fear caused by the 9-11 attack on New York by the Al Qaida terrorists. **End Summary** Topics: karl]]> rove]]> sorry]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The more interesting aspects of our political life are targeted in the articles written with a touch of humor and satire by this author. See more: http://www.astrommi.com/

Welcome Back Professor!

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Upon his return from Zurich where he had attended a symposium which, among other matters, discussed the meaning and impact of Iran President's recent invitation to the heads of the Iraqi, Iranian and Syrian governments to discuss the situation in Iraq, the Professor called me to return my hand held GPS (Ground Positioning System) and to share breakfast with him the next morning . During his trip, he had planned to spend a few days in Saas Fe and he thought it would be interesting to play with the GPS in such attractive setting. After the usual exchanges, he reported: A good part of the meeting was devoted to the eagerly expected Baker report on the strategy to follow in Iraq and, curiously enough in the alarming appearance of more and more problems caused by the countries in the so called Axis of Evil, first enunciated by President Bush in a State of the Union Speech.. Given the lackluster oral performance of the President, most people thought that his crude forewarning about those three countries, might hurt a lot less than a regrettable I told you so! "Well, President Bush was criticized for the now famous phrase. **End Summary** Topics: axis of evil]]> iraq]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> The more interesting aspects of our society and current events are targeted in the articles written with a touch of humor and satire by this author. See more http://www.astrommi.com/