Revelry Wakeup

If President Bush really wanted to do something useful, he could follow President Grant's example.

And it's high time he did.

Now, as a war-mongering president, Bush probably hasn't spent much time figuring out how to create peace. So give the man some slack. Some have to work harder to "get it right".

I believe the old maxim still holds true: Create Peace and Joy first in the family, then in the neighborhood, next in the town, the state, then in your own country. If successful, the world will follow suit.

Somehow, our militant president got confused.

I think he genuinely believes that if he clobbers Iraq long enough, he can force his concept of peace on the Iraquis.

And, I think, he genuinely believes that this "peace" will trickle-charge back to home plate: America, that is.

Now I don't know about you, but the America I believe I live in is a conglomerate composed of many nationalities, each sharing certain aspects of their cultural and religious backgrounds with the whole.

Ever notice that a joyous celebration is much more enjoyable than a blood bath?

President Grant must-a discovered this, too! For in 1870, Grant enacted legislation to make Christmas a National Holiday.

It's not that Grant was short-sighted. Back in those years, America's melting pot was much smaller. Jets and Mass Transit hadn't yet been invented and travel accomodations were rather limited.

But now, as the cradle of our nation has grown and diversified, so must we expand our holidays to meet its needs.

It is of utmost importance to our national security that we give equal opportunity to all.

And it's perfectly obvious that we can do more to create peace in the Middle East if we first establish meaningful celebrations at home.

So let's help Bush get his priorities straight.

Write, telephone or email your Congressman and Senator immediately and demand legislature establishing National Holidays for: (1) Chanukah, (2) Kwanzaa, and (3) a one-day holiday for Ramadan.

Sure would be nice to have three more weekends of festivities, and besides . . . buying all those extra party clothes would really help the economy.
Revelry Wakeup © 2005 Chaeli Lee Sullivan