Hoboken Republicans Rebut Menendez Letter

In a new low, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) released a politicized open letter to Santa Claus yesterday, which may have caused undue worry among good little boys and girls the world over. In his letter, Menendez declares that Santa’s very safety is at risk—despite the Senator’s efforts to save Father Christmas from the supposedly catastrophic effects of CO2 emissions (yes, the very same gas that humans exhale, and plants inhale).

Menendez went on to question Santa’s capacity to manufacture and deliver Christmas presents as a result of melting polar ice caps. As the Senator wrote to Santa: “I am worried about your safety and your ability to deliver billions of Christmas gifts if the ice cap on the North Pole no longer stays frozen all year. What will happen to your house, your workshop, the elves' houses and your reindeer barns?”

In response, the Hoboken Republican Club has issued the following statement:

“Sen. Menendez is apparently unaware that polar ice melting is a completely natural phenomenon and certainly not unprecedented—as various photos of submarines floating around the North Pole have attested for more than fifty years. Santa and his crew have survived many years of polar freezing, melting, and refreezing.

“We therefore seek to reassure nice children everywhere that Santa is just fine. They can happily look forward to Santa’s presents for many years to come.

“Merry Christmas!”

In the News
Wall Street Journal, 12-29-10, Global Warming Grinch
National Review, 12-29-10, About that Letter from Sen. Menendez
Fox News, 12-27-10, Naughty or Nice?
Jersey Journal, 12-26-10, Hoboken Republicans Take Swipe at Sen. Menendez over Letter to Santa Claus