Peggy Noonan is Dreaming

Peggy Noonan has an article in WSJ's Opinion Journal inviting the democratic party to stop the persecution of Christmas.

Always in politics it comes down not to words but to actions. It's not poetry but policy that claims support and wins. Allow me to prove this, for I think I can. I know something the Democratic Party can do right now that will improve its standing and increase its popularity. It can be done this week. Its impact will be quick and measurable.

It is this: Stop the war on religious expression in America. Have Terry McAuliffe come forward and announce that the Democratic Party knows that a small group of radicals continue to try to "scrub" such holidays as Christmas from the public square. They do this while citing the Constitution, but the Constitution does not say it is wrong or impolite to say "Merry Christmas" or illegal to have a crèche in the public square. The Constitution says we have freedom of religion, not from religion. Have Terry McAuliffe announce that from here on in the Democratic Party is on the side of those who want religion in the public square, and the Ten Commandments on the courthouse wall for that matter. Then he should put up a big sign that says "Merry Christmas" on the sidewalk in front of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters on South Capitol Street. The Democratic Party should put itself on the side of Christmas, and Hanukkah, and the fact of transcendent faith.

Personally I think she is living in a dream world, and I'm not alone. Jim Geraghty at NRO's kerryspot has a look at what the left leaning bloggers have to say.

Chatting on left-of-center blogs, this faction is quite open about their views on religion:

“I strongly feel that religion is primarily and perhaps only a force for repression in society. Organization religion in this country tends overwhelmingly to stand on the side of backsliding, of superstition, and outright bigotry.”

“Religious adherents [sic], you need to get a clue. There are plenty of secular humanists out there who reliably pull the lever in the voting booth for the straight D ticket. When you force your man-in-the-sky beliefs down our throats, you make us throw up.”

“Because, of course, all people who believe in religion are at one of the childhood levels of moral development.”

There are of course Christian democrats, but they are by far the minority in the party. I have said it before and I will say it again. You (democrats) are not going to win any votes by discriminating against the majority of the people in this country, and you will lose a good deal of your base as they find the republican party is the true party of inclusion.

Merry Christmas everyone.