Wait. The White House has a Christmas tree (albeit with Chairman Mao), but the VA can’t? What happened to equality under the law? Does hanging Mao on the tree negate the evils of Christianity?
Congress has a Christmas Tree, too; we welcomed it to the District just yesterday; and there is great ceremony surrounding it, every year:
There’s also a National Christmas tree on the Ellipse every year. If my memories of decades are not mistaken, the President usually officiates at its lighting.
-JT