Anyone who used the phrase, "showing his true colors," or some variation thereof needs to drug down a dark alley and spanked with a wooden spoon.
I detest that phrase, and it always seems to come out of the mouth of some mealy-mouthed liberal.
And as for our little journalist, yes, you can use Happy Hannukah or what have you with Merry Christmas. Just don't cast them all into the vast pit of nothingness that is Happy Holidays.