Somehow a Grinch always manages to show up to ruffle our Christmas spirit.
This year, the Grinch is the form of the Democratic leadership that is blocking the Christmas present that President Donald Trump wants to deliver to the nation in the form a wall to defend our southwestern border.
Trump wants $5 billion for the wall as part of a bill to continue funding the federal government. The Democrats say, "No," so now we're in another of the all too familiar standoffs, producing a government shutdown.
I spend a lot of time on airplanes. It has always struck me that when the flight crew delivers the message before takeoff about the possibility of using an oxygen mask, they note that adults traveling with children should don their mask, before helping the child.