I post this on the day that my dear Mother-in-Law Rushie (a stanch conservative Republican) joins Geraldine Ferraro (an equally stanch liberal Democrat) on the way to the Pearly Gates.
Rushie & I often had conversations about her conservative beliefs verses my very liberal leanings during her frequent visits to our home. Some of the fun I had with her was my prankster moments of switching her TV show from FOX Noise to MSNBC (mostly to Olbermann) when she'd get distracted. When she happened to notice something amiss many minutes later, she'd quietly switch back without saying a word.
So I found this to be amusing (as I know Rushie would too) & leave it up to you to determine which party God & Santa Claus belong to.
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.
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