Burgermeister Meisterburger’s famous toy proclamation in one of America’s favorite Christmas stories reads:

“Toys are hereby declared illegal, immoral, unlawful AND anyone found with a toy in his possession will be placed under arrest and thrown in the dungeon. No kidding!” 

Sounds very familiar, doesn’t it?

Who knew that Obama and the radical left would be modeling healthcare and climate-change legislation after a 1970s children’s television special? In light of what Congress is trying to shove down our soon-to-be illegal, carbon-emitting smoke stacks, I have to ask:

What’s next? Toys?

Maybe.

Let’s start with the nativity that’s traditionally placed beneath the White House Christmas tree every year.

Darling Desiree Rogers spilled the beans to a group of former social secretaries that:

the Obamas were planning a “non-religious Christmas” … [they] did not intend to put the manger scene on display — a remark that drew an audible gasp from the tight-knit social secretary sisterhood.

Of course, this jives with the Obama’s no-gift Christmas tradition. They probably don’t use the word “Christmas” which would explain the idea of eighty-sixing the nativity.

This would not be Obama’s first “We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation“ moment. There’s the black crepe he had thrown over Catholic symbols at Georgetown University.

Lucky for him, those pesky holiday trees won’t serve as a backdrop at Copenhagen, either. 

This is what we’ve come to expect from a President who forgets that the Office of the President of the United States is a public institution and that the White House he occupies is The People’s House. During Christmas, the White House should have Christian symbols that represent American Christians – all roughly 80% of the American population. The Obama’s can skip the Christmas frou-frou in their private residence if they prefer.

But there’s a nice, very hopeful ending to this story.

Thanks to those gasping secretaries (heroes in my book), the Baby Jesus scene has been safely placed among the White House Christmas decorations, with the First Lady remarking in an email about the incident:

The story of a child born far from home to parents guided only by faith, but who would ultimately spread a message that has endured for more than 2,000 years – that no matter who we are or where we are from, we are each called to love one another as brother and sister. 

While this story may be a Christian one, its lesson is universal. 

It speaks to the hope we share as a people.  And it represents a tradition that we celebrate as a country – a tradition that has come to represent more than any one holiday or religion, but a season of brotherhood and generosity to our fellow citizens.”

It’s lesson is universal. It represents a tradition that we celebrate as a country more than any one holiday or religion.