Posted on 12/08/2001 1:22:36 PM PST by EveningStar
I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this: God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.
God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations. He holds men accountable for their actions. He has little apparent concern for the material well being of the disadvantaged. He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world. God is difficult. God is unsentimental. It is very hard to get into God's heavenly country club.
Santa Claus is another matter. He's cute. He's nonthreatening. He's always cheerful. And he loves animals. He may know who's been naughty and who's been nice, but he never does anything about it. He gives everyone everything they want without the thought of quid pro quo. He works hard for charities, and he's famously generous to the poor. Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one: There is no such thing as Santa Claus.
Must be an Old Testament God. Jesus Christ showed great concern for the poor.
PJ has Santa Claus mixed up with Robin Hood, I think. Santa Claus gives way more stuff to rich kids than he does to poor ones.
'Come to think of it, maybe I'm wrong, the Democrats don't give stuff to poor kids either, they give it to rich bureaucracies, the ultimate rich entity.
Bumping an oldie but timeless goodie. :)
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