A liberal activist group, Progress Virginia, gathered in Tysons Corner recently to sing their own version of Christmas Carols for the purpose of protesting imminent spending cuts that will automatically occur as a result of the "fiscal cliff."
According to the WTOP report, the demonstrators changed the lyrics of various Christmas Carols to reflect their political message. For example, "dashing through the snow" from the song "Jingle Bells" became "dashing to the cliff."
My Take:
We the American people have just been through a very difficult period of partisan tension, and I think the vast majority of us would love nothing more than to tune out all of the dreary news coming out of Washington these days.
I understand that the next few weeks in Washington are going to have a very dramatic impact on all of our lives, but I think our representatives understand this, and understand the importance of reaching or not reaching an agreement on the nation's finances.
Without a doubt, there will be plenty of opportunities for austerity protests, and austerity riots from the left when the new year begins. (If austerity even happens at all)
There will also be plenty of opportunities for conservatives to commiserate about our current President's policies in the new year.
But until then, let's all just try to make the most of the Christmas season by focusing on our families and taking stock of what we have to be grateful for.
So here's to a non-partisan, Christmas for all.
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