Scrooge McDermott Votes Against Christmas

& I am proud to be one of his constituents here in Seattle!

(From Seattle Times:

McDermott supported House resolutions this fall to recognize the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the festival of Diwali, celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains. He drew the line at Christmas, he said, because the resolution only stated "obvious facts" that Christianity is the predominant faith in the U.S. and that many Christians and non-Christians celebrate Christmas.

"It's Christmas time. There're lots of Christians in the U.S. Hurray for Christmas. It's ridiculous," McDermott said, giving his take on the resolution.

Rather than "wasting time on this stuff," he said, people should be protesting Bush's vetoes of expanding health insurance for children.

"We're talking about Christmas, and we do not care about kids in the state of Washington," McDermott said.

See also Kayakbiker's most excellent diary at Docudharma:
Congressman Steven King (R-IA) & the Superficial War on Christmas"