Santa approves Obama speech to Congress

Santa approves the speech Obama made to the US Congress. It was a pretty speech, for which Santa will give Obama extra rating points. There are, however, a few small points either the speech writer got wrong or Obama, in all the excitement, misread... as the Washington Post pointed out too in their Live Fact Check.

Concerning the beautiful promises Obama made, Santa would like to refer to an ancient saying from China (where Christmas is also celebrated by some): "To predict is extremely difficult, especially about the future."

All the elves here thought the unrestrained applause by the members of the Congress was in perfect sync and indeed loud enough - applauding 65 times, 37 in standing ovations, during the 45-minute address - with no-one wanting to stop clapping hands before another, much like the comrades used to do in the Kremlin because it made them look more handsome. If the members work as hard as they applauded everyone will have a great Christmas in 2009.