Distraction

Bush Christmas card rankles many conservative Christians
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1134210088137430.xml&coll=1

Donohue makes rounds attacking Bush holiday card
http://mediamatters.org/items/200512100005

'Holiday' Cards Ring Hollow for Some on Bushes' List
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/06/AR2005120601900.html


While everyone is making a big stink about WHAT was said on the Bush's Xmas card and what it could and could not mean... What bothers me is.. There was 1.4 million xmas cards sent out... Political freebees include mail postage... But tax payers have to pay for this....

1.4 million cards at $0.37 each = $518,000.00

that's 2.59 times the prez's annual salary... ($200k)
about 12 times the annual salary of a middle class person (@43k)

A half million dollars just to send out xmas cards... Does anyone else think that's a bit much for taxpayers to spend....