The weather turned cold for Christmas week across the country. It was so cold in Chicago, St. Louis and Atlanta that 150 murders had to be delayed.
When asked by one of that rare breed, a real journalist (one of the few who actually did not serve up softball questions), what Biden thought about the spike in inflation, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki quickly reminded the reporter that consumers should not be bothered by inflation since there are no goods on the shelves to buy anyway.
Thus, most of us just try to buy our gifts on Amazon. But even there, consumers are complaining the product they get is not what was represented online. It is just like Match.com.
First lady Jill Biden hosted guests at the White House to see her Christmas lights, which took her days to hang. We were reminded of the lovely Hillary Clinton's efficiency back when she was first lady; the lights always mysteriously hung themselves, usually at the most opportune time.
It seems tragedy surrounds the Clintons; I actually feel sorry for them at times like these. This year alone, the Clintons buried 15 family and political friends, five of whom were watching the Detroit Lions play after Thanksgiving dinner and were just napping.
What do you give President Biden, a man who has everything, for Christmas: low poll numbers, high inflation and few legislative wins? West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, the guy running our country right now, is voting "no" on the wasteful Build Back Better boondoggle bill Biden wanted passed.
When Democrats heard of the thoughtful negotiations in the Senate, where something is decided by the majority of the senators elected to represent the people of each state, they denounced Manchin's demurral as "undermining democracy." But isn't that simply democracy? Some Dems even called Manchin a "cracker." Speaking for us crackers, the PC name we prefer now is "Saltine-Americans."
The massive spending bill, which would have been just handouts to Democrat interests, costs at least $2 trillion. The administration could not believe this bill hasn't passed; Hunter Biden didn't even ask for a 10% cut "for the Big Guy" on this one.
This Christmas seems a bit more worrisome than most. I blame Madison Avenue advertising for much of our angst. I was in New York City recently, where I saw The New York Times run ads for a $30,000 Cartier watch juxtaposed with an article about starvation in Venezuela. The difference between Hugo Boss and Hugo Chavez is always lost on the liberal New York Times.
Keeping politics out of family holidays is never easy. We live in a 49% to 51% world, so you have an even chance of losing a friend by asserting your political views. But on the bright side, that is one fewer gift you have to buy.
Contrary to what you may think, I personally do not mind a multi-cultural holiday season. The best time I have is celebrating Passover with my Jewish friends. Jews eat Chinese food, drive German cars and live in Mediterranean houses. They tell me they like me being a part of their holiday because Hanukkah cannot be celebrated without a lot of crackers at the table.
We will spend over one trillion dollars on Christmas gifts this year. We are too focused on the material and not on the spirit of the season. Thank goodness we have Joe "Plugs" Biden around to keep us focused on the real meaning of Christmas: the birth of Santa Claus.
On the bright side of 2021, the self-proclaimed "I am science" Dr. Fauci magnanimously decreed that we can gather with others for Christmas. But he told us to wear masks and went on to predict masks will be required on airplanes indefinitely. America is tired of it. But just because people are sick and tired of something does not mean that it can't go on indefinitely. Marriage, for example.
Contact Ron Hart, a syndicated op-ed satirist, author and TV/radio commentator, at Ron@RonaldHart.com or visit RonaldHart.com.