Political ads! Now with 5% more subliminal messages! Also, Christmas is not evil.

So lots of folks are talking about how Mike Huckabee has a bookshelf that looks suspiciously like a cross in a recent ad. And from the right angle, I’d say it might. Of course it could just be a bookshelf. You know, with books.

Huckabee also had this to say when asked as to why he didn't say "Happy Holidays":

“I don’t know what else to call Christmas, last time I checked that is what we celebrate. If somebody can give me a way to get around that and do it honestly, then perhaps that’s what Christmas is,” said Huckabee.

“The very word Christmas comes from the contraction of 'Christ Mass' — the worship of Christ – again, change the word if we don't want to talk about it, but that’s what it symbolizes and represents.” (From CNN)

Now, normally I’d be the first to point out that Christmas is not some kind of vicious beast, eager to raise its bloody head to devour all of those who don’t stick a dead tree in their living rooms. I mean, seriously, the Happy Holidays movement is blowing this way out of proportion. People can wish you whatever they like – Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule – so don’t get your shorts in a twist.

But Huckabee is running for President. If elected, he’s going to have to represent everyone, even if they’re Hindu or atheist or any other religion on the face of the planet. Heck, if you pour chicken blood on the ground while wearing a loincloth in the dead of night as part of your religion, you’re still American. This kind of “what we celebrate” talk isn’t going to do anyone any good anytime soon. It’s the primary problem with right-wingers. Word of advice guys: start embracing everyone of all faiths. It’ll get you further.