For those who don't celebrate Christmas

If you're already fed up with the holiday season, we here in NC-5 certainly know how you feel.




http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/0107/A_Mayoral_Snub.html

-The Great Christmas Tree Caper -



Looks like the spokesman for Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., isn't very happy with The Politico.

Our item yesterday noted how Foxx introduced a "Christmas Tree resolution" during the holiday season on the House floor to "recognize the contributions of the Christmas Tree growers to the United States Economy."

Which prompted our colleague Ryan Grim to call her up and ask why. Turns out Foxx has ties to a nursery which her daughter now manages, and Grim asked if she thought the resolution was a conflict of interest.

She said no. An e-mail from Foxx's spokesperson, Michael Frohlich, circulated to various press types on the Hill yesterday calling Grim "quite duplicitous" and contending that he "blindsided" Foxx.

Apologies to Team Foxx, but the question here is: What do you expect us to ask when, by Foxx's own admission, she owns a nursery -- and then introduces a peculiar resolution in support and celebration of Christmas tree growers?

We contacted Frohlich, who told us that he stands by his word. "We have nothing to hide from. She isn't doing this for self interest or self gain… I don't even see how this can be a conflict of interest. There's no appropriating money or earmarks here, this is just a recognition."And this is our recognition of their concern. -
That seems reasonable right? At some point in or nation’s history we should reserve a couple of minutes, that could be used feeding the poor and ending war, to talk about how bad America would suck if we didn’t have Christmas trees.

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That’s ok, almost acceptable even. That is, until you discover that it’s the second time she’s done it in barely over a year:


http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hj109-96


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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05), author of H.J. Res. 96, a bill to recognize the contributions of the Christmas tree growers to the United States economy is pleased to announce its passage by voice vote in the House of Representatives today. H.J. Res. 96 not only recognizes the economic contributions of the live Christmas tree industry, but this legislation also acknowledges the historical importance of the Christmas tree to traditional family values.“I am very pleased to see the House of Representatives pass this legislation to recognize the live Christmas tree industry. The use of live Christmas trees goes back to 1850 and has become a staple of American tradition for the Christmas holiday.”


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We're going to beat Virginia Foxx in 2008, but I'm afraid it won't be before she commemorates Valentines Day by scarfing down a box of chocolates on the House floor.


If you don't celebrate christmas, or are simply fed up with all the consumerism it created, or perhaps just don't like putting a tree in your house, we'd love it if you could find the time to donate $10 or $20 dollars to Foxx's opponent. There are some of us who'd rather not like to have to go through this again.

Thanks.

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"Roy Carter for Congress, Roy Congress for Progress."

Down here in Central Florida we decorate palm trees for Christmas.
So how 'bout some floor time for god-blessing our palm tree growers?
Yes, that would be God. Or Mother Nature - take your pick.

It may not be as bad as oil men in the White House going to make their friends richer.

But annually honoring Christmas trees, because your daughter is a part of the industry is stiil shameful.

It was beeutiful. I got a couple of old tires, spray painted them gold. Found a big old tumbleweed, spray painted that gold. Shoved it into the old tires as a stand. Hung twinkly lights and decorations and it was the bestest Christmas tree ever.

If there wasn't a war going on this would actually be comical.

I didn't kill a tree plus I recycled a couple of old tires. :hi:

Trees are in such short supply that there is now an organized Eastern European
mafia operating in Germany stealing trees from commercial growers and carting
them off during the night for sale elsewhere in Germany. How low can you stoop?

Of course, with her "resolution," she has stooped low enough on her own.

Be nice if we could all recycle our holiday decorations, and gifts. Then it would really be the season that kept on giving.


Seriously though, Rep. Foxx is worthless. This is all she is good for. It's not that she remains popular, she just never opens her mouth or touches anything but resolutions like there.

Therefore her supporters don't know what she's really like, or up to, because tbey don't read voting records or watch C-Span.

Only thing better than having to lie, is to spend your whole congressional career not saying a damn thing. Seems to have worked for her.

I'm not familiar at all with her, and if all she does is vote Robotican
and sponsor resolutions that benefit her family financially, I can see why.

As for material stuff gathered at Christmas, we use the same decorations we
used 25 years ago, recycle the tree as well as most gifts we get (as they are
mostly clothing these days, we donate old clothes and shoes to homeless shelters,
which restore them to the extent possible, and then pass them on).