Hump Day Quick Fix 6 (12/8/04)

Quick review of an elementary school Christmas songfest at Coeur d’Alene High Tuesday night: Song selection that included penguins, snowflakes and Frosty the Snowman but left out mention of the Christ Child : frightful; singing and kids: delightful. The director did include “Silent Night,” which doesn’t mention You-Know-Who by name. Bottom line? Score another one for the evil forces of Political Correctness.

1. Political ‘Toon Fix: Chuck Asay ( UN oil-for-food scandal ), Henry Payne ( Steroid use ), and Guy Gilchrist ( Your Angel Speaks ).

2. Humor Fix: Jay D. Dyson provides another of his Sacred Cow Burgers here .

3. My Way Fix: This Day in History here , This Day in Music here , Today’s Birthdays here , and Positive Quote here .

4. Top of the News Fix: Charges expected for 5 Pacers, 5 fans here , No women in running to replace Rather? here , Senate expected to pass 9/11 bill today here , Ecoterrorists burn 41 homes in Maryland here , and Bush acknowledges toll war taking on military here .

5. Abstinence-Only Fix: LifeNews.com finds holes you could drive a truck through in California Demo Henry Waxman’s much-ballyhooed anti-abstinence report here .

6. Opinion Fix: Andrew Sullivan /New Republic ( A case for Iraq optimism ), Kathleen Parker /Orlando Sentinel ( Bush hardly a zealot ), Zev Chafets /NY Daily News ( Racist slap at Clarence Thomas ), George Will /Houston Chronicle ( Baseball needs more character ), and Tom Foley & Newt Gingrich /Washington Times ( Protecting the Homeland ).