They begin with a review of HGTV’s White House Christmas2012. Yes, we may be $16 trillion in
debt, but at least we get to enjoy scale model White House Gingerbread houses
with digital photographs etched into the windows, life sized topiary models of
the First Dog, and a small forest of 54 live Christmas trees and gold leaf
bunting installed inside the President’s house.
The official White House chosen theme of this year’s Christmas is “Joy
to All”. The unspoken subtext is “Après
moi, le deluge”.
Next they cover the latest depressing developments in in the
fiscal cliff negotiations. Seven days
out and the President is in Hawaii, while Republicans are alternately whining
and cutting their own throats. Is there
any hope? We’re holding out for a
Christmas miracle.
The current, resurgent gun control debate is also touched
upon, including John’s newly acquired membership in the National Rifle
Association.
We wrap up with a double shot of Loon of the Week (why
Lincoln is no Obama, and the Kwanzaa related consequences of the fiscal cliff)
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