2006 Election Results Explained

From the AP:

Santa has lots going against him — school-yard rumors, older brothers who think they know the deal and tattle to the young ones, errant price tags, the tell-all Internet and so many Made in China labels it seems the North Pole has outsourced to Asia.

Humbuggers everywhere. But no worries. It's a wonderful life for Santa.

An AP-AOL News poll finds him to be an enduring giant in the lives of Americans.

Fully 86% in the poll believed in Santa as a child. And despite the multiethnic nature of the country, more than 60% of those with children at home consider Santa important in their holiday celebrations now.

And evidently about 53% of American voters believe in him and voted accordingly on November 7th. Won't they be surprised (again) when the bill comes due and they discover that they have somehow become "rich"?

Kind of reinforces the adage that Americans are the only creatures that can be skinned in perpetuity, because they never learn the lesson that kids should be taught from the cradle: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Nobody owes you a living.

There is no Santa Claus.

And the adult name for "naughty" is "Democrat."